Arizona State Prison inmate dies at Banner

An inmate of Arizona State Prison in Tucson died at Banner University Medical Center Main Campus on May 29.

Anthony Gamez, 28, was found hanging by a cloth sheet in his cell on May 20. He was transported to the hospital by the Tucson Fire Department and was pronounced dead at the hospital a few days later.

Gamez was serving time for unlaw use of means of transportation and shoplifting. The county medical examiner’s office is investigating Gamez’s death.