Denver inmate dies at Downtown Detention Center

Denver police are assessing the Wednesday night death of an inmate at the city s Downtown Detention Center according to the sheriff s department A man at Denver s Downtown Detention Center was exposed nonresponsive in his housing unit at about p m Wednesday according to a news release from the city s sheriff s department Sheriff s personnel declared a healthcare emergency band was called to the unit and performed life-saving efforts but the unidentified inmate died shortly after The Denver Police Department will investigate the in-custody death which is protocol sheriff s executives mentioned The Denver Office of the Therapeutic Examiner will release the man s identity and cause of death at a later date after his family has been notified Related Articles Charges dropped against officers in Christian Glass death in deal for additional training video Man sentenced to years in prison for fatal Commerce City shooting Murder charges dropped in shooting death of Aurora teenager amid lack of evidence Woman shot in bus terminal under Denver s Union Station dies Boulder guide who pleaded guilty to child abuse is fighting to keep job as school board weighs his firing Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day