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Man in custody found dead in Denver jail, sheriff says

Officers found the man non-responsive at 6 p.m. Thursday

Elliott Wenzler in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Denver law enforcement officials found a man dead inside the Downtown Detention Center on Thursday evening, according to a news release from the Denver Sheriff’s Department.

At 6 p.m., the man was found non-responsive in a “housing unit,” according to the release. The release doesn’t clarify if that was the man’s cell or a common area within the jail.

“A medical emergency team was immediately called and performed life-saving efforts. Shortly after, he was pronounced deceased,” according to the release.

The Denver Police Department will investigate his death. The medical examiner’s office will identify the man and determine his cause of death.

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