UPDATE (January 11, 2024):
The Allen County Coroner’s Office has officially ruled the death of an inmate at the Allen County Jail a suicide.
The coroner says that James Robert Shaffer, 33, of Fort Wayne died from asphyxia due to hanging. On January 4, Shaffer was taken to a hospital in critical condition. He died a day later.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police are investigating his death.
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The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
On January 4th, 2024, at about 13:45 hours the Allen County Coroner’s Office was notified of a suicide attempt investigation at the Allen County Jail, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The patient had been transported to a local hospital and was listed in critical condition. On January 5th, 2024, at about 14:32 hours the Allen County Coroner’s was notified of the patient’s death.
An autopsy has been completed and notification has been made to the next of kin of James Robert Shaffer, male, White, 33 years of age, from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The Cause of Death has been determined to be Asphyxia due to Hanging and the Manner of Death is Suicide.
The incident remains under investigation by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, the Indiana State Police, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
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