Teen Okoi Ofem found hanging in Chicago police cell dies

By ABC7
September 15, 2013 ( CHICAGO)

The 18-year-old was being held at the Chicago Police Department's 4th District headquarters in the 2200-block of East 103rd Street.

Okoi Ofem was found Saturday morning and was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.

An investigation into his death was under way.

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