Another man has died as the result of self-inflicted injuries incurred at the Rockingham Harrisonburg Regional Jail. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
After being contacted by a family friend of the deceased, WMRA confirmed with the Virginia State Police that their Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to an attempted suicide at the Rockingham Harrisonburg Regional Jail at 2 a.m. on June 9th.
The 47-year-old man was transported to Sentara RMH, where he later died on July 1st due to his injuries, according to the state police and court records. A state police representative said there was no indication of foul play and his death appeared to be self-inflicted, although the investigation remains ongoing. As of September 12th, the medical examiner's office still had not announced an official cause of death for the man.
But if the state police are correct, this would be the third death by suicide resulting from an injury that occurred at the jail in the past year. Two men died last year on July 29th and September 12th, respectively.
