LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A Shiawasee County Jail inmate died after a deputy found him hanging in a shower area within a jail cell.

According to the Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Office, the deputy found 45-year-old Nathan Johnson of Vernon unresponsive on Thursday around 9:30 p.m.

According to the sheriff’s office, correctional staff immediately started life-saving procedures. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation into the circumstances of Johnson’s death is being conducted by the Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Office.

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