A man died in custody at Denver’s Downtown Detention Center Tuesday night.
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Deputies found the man nonresponsive in a housing unit at 5:11 p.m., the Denver Sheriff Department said in a news release.
An emergency medical team responded and performed life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the jail.
The Denver Police Department is investigating the incident, which is protocol for in-custody deaths, the sheriff’s department said.
The man’s identity and cause of death will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
This is a developing story.
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