DA, Boston police investigate death of Suffolk County inmate

Authorities are investigating the death of a Suffolk County House of Correction inmate who was found unresponsive at the Boston detention center Sunday night, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

The inmate was taken to a hospital where he died, the district attorney’s office said. Prosecutors are investigating his death along with Boston police and are awaiting results from the inmate’s autopsy.

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, which runs the detention center, identified the inmate as 32-year-old Shacoby Kenny, Boston 25 News reported. On Sunday night, he “began exhibiting erratic behavior and physically attacked” detention center staff.

The sheriff’s department said that Kenny ran around his unit and tried to evade correction officers before he was brought under control, after which he became unresponsive, Boston 25 News reported. Medical staff at the detention center performed life-saving measures before he was taken to a hospital.

The sheriff’s department said that Kenny has been detained at the Suffolk County House of Correction since February, but was temporarily sent to Bridgewater State Hospital — the Massachusetts Department of Correction’s psychiatric hospital — in July, Boston 25 News reported.

No further information was immediately available Monday night.