SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the Onondaga County jail in Syracuse, the sheriff’s office announced Sunday.
A deputy conducting a cell check found the inmate unconscious inside his cell shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, Sgt. Jon Seeber said in a news release.
The deputy called for assistance and began providing emergency medical care to the inmate, but the inmate could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead. His identity was not immediately released.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the death and has notified the New York State Commission of Correction, Seeber said. The county medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of death.
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