Howard inmate commits suicide

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A Columbia man hanged himself with a sheet Wednesday while detained at the Howard County Detention Center.

Brandon Reed, 24, was found unresponsive in his cell around 7 p.m. Workers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Reed until paramedics arrived. Reed was pronounced dead at Howard County General Hospital.

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