A man in the custody of the Denver Sheriff Department died Sunday after being found unresponsive at the downtown detention center, according to officials.
Sheriff’s deputies discovered the man shortly before 2 p.m. inside a housing unit at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center, according to a Sunday afternoon news release. Staff immediately began life-saving measures and called for an emergency medical response, according to authorities.
The individual was transported to Denver Health Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead…