MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An inmate at the Shelby County Jail is dead Wednesday, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO).
According to SCSO's statement, the inmate was found unresponsive Oct. 4 shortly after 4 a.m. at 201 Poplar, apparently because of a suicide. He was taken to Regional One Health and later pronounced dead.
In response to the inmate's death during a news conference Wednesday, Sheriff Floyd Bonner said mental health services needed to be expanded and that policies are always reviewed. Following the apparent suicide, policies will be reviewed again, he said.
A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) spokesperson told ABC24 that special agents are investigating the inmate's death, saying the death does not appear to involve foul play at this time, but a full autopsy will be performed as part of the ongoing investigation.
On Wednesday afternoon, TBI identified the man as Martin Perez-Estrada, the suspect behind an hours-long barricade situation on Sept. 20.
The TBI later elaborated that this name was an alias of Fabian Perez, who was born on March 11, 1994.
He was charged with attempted second-degree murder, eight counts of aggravated assault, 10 counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and employing a firearm with the intention to commit a felony, according to the court affidavit.