Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez found dead in prison cell

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez who was serving a life sentence for murder died after hanging himself in his prison cell.

The 27-year-old NFL star was found dead by guards in his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.

Aaron Hernandez was in a single cell at the maximum security state prison. He hanged himself using a bed sheet that he attached to a cell window.

Aaron Hernandez had been convicted of murder in 2015.

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