An 18-year-old died by suicide while in NYPD custody in the Bronx, the New York City medical examiner’s office said Monday.
The medical examiner determined Bronx Community College student Sanyiah Cheatham died by hanging.
Cheatham was arrested on July 4 after getting into a fight with her friend, according to her family. She was taken to the 41st Precinct stationhouse in the Bronx. She was found unresponsive in her cell at around 12:40 a.m. Saturday, police said. Police say officers provided CPR until paramedics could respond…