Harold Shell, aged 71, was pronounced dead at Ben Taub Hospital after being transferred from Harris County Jail due to abdominal pain.
An investigation is now underway after an inmate died while being held at the Harris County Jail, according to a release.Officials said 71-year-old Harold Shell was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning at Ben Taub Hospital.SUGGESTED: 4 men, 2 women arrested for taking over, stealing from an elderly woman's home while she's in a nursing homeAuthorities stated that Shell was taken to the hospital by ambulance on April 1 by ambulance for abdominal pain.
According to a release, the death has been reported to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Android TV, and Vizio!The Houston Police Department will be investigating the death in accordance with state law that requires all jail deaths to be investigated by an outside law enforcement agency.
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