Aaron Hernandez commits suicide this morning, on the day Patriots visit the White House

Former NFL All-Star Aaron Hernandez committed suicide in a Massachusetts prison cell early Wednesday morning, just hours before his ex-teammates traveled to the White House to celebrate the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl glory.

The former tight end, who was convicted of murder in 2015, was found hanging in his cell at about 3 a.m. at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, a few days after he was acquitted of a separate double murder.