Officers found an inmate who had tied a sheet to the top bunk bed and his neck, causing his own strangulation within his cell.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of an inmate at the Pima County Adult Detention Complex.
On Nov. 20 around 4:26 p.m., corrections officers checked on the inmates in pod 1G and found all of them secure. About 10 minutes later, COs carried out another security round. This time they found an inmate who had tied a sheet to the top bunk bed and his neck, causing his own strangulation within his cell.The inmate was pronounced dead and was identified as 40-year-old Amin Shaheed Muhammad Ali.
No signs of trauma and no suspicious circumstances were found, according to detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division.Ali was held on suspicion of bringing illegal substances into a correctional facility.Bivian Contreras is a real-time editor for KGUN 9. Bivian graduated from the University of Arizona School of Journalism with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast and is currently pursuing a degree in Broadcast Operational Meteorology.
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