Man in custody found dead at Downtown Detention Center, Denver Sheriff says
The Denver Sheriff Department announced that a male who was in custody at the Downtown Detention Center was found dead.
The department says around 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday, a male who was in the custody of the department was "found unresponsive in a housing unit by deputies."
According to the department, a medical team was called and eventually, the man in custody "was pronounced dead at the DDC."
Due to protocol, the Denver Police Department has opened a death investigation.
The sheriff department says the man's identity and cause of death will released by the coroner's office.
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