Officials: Incarcerated man dies by suicide at La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy
A man incarcerated at the La Palma Correctional Center died by suicide on Wednesday evening, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry.
Authorities say prison staff found Aaron Smiley lying unresponsive in his cell that evening.
Staff conducted life-saving measures before paramedics transported him to Banner Casa Grande Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Smiley was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison in 2011 for second-degree murder out of Pima County.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Inmate dies by suicide at La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy
