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Police: inmate committed suicide at Virginia jail

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say they are investigating an inmate suicide at a city jail.

The Newport 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé Sheriff’s Office said Matthew Glenn Hix hanged himself Saturday at the Newport 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé City Jail.

The 32-year-old Hix was booked into the jail in August 2018 to face a 2015 rape charge.

Police said the Newport 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé Sheriff’s Office and the Newport 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé Police Department will conduct separate investigations. Police said it is standard for both agencies to investigate an inmate suicide.

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This story corrects the year Hix was booked into Newport 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé City Jail.

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