Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, was reportedly found dead in his cell early this morning of an apparent suicide. He was serving a life sentence at a Massachusetts correction facility.
According to Correction officers he was found hanging by a bed sheet attached to his cell window at about 3:05 a.m..
Correction officers reportedly attempted life-saving techniques and transported him from the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley to a local hospital, but he was declared dead about an hour later.