26-year-old man dies in King County jail in Seattle, internal investigation underway

SEATTLE — A 26-year-old man died Friday evening while in custody at the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle.

An officer found the man unresponsive shortly before 11 p.m. during a headcount in a ninth-floor housing unit at the jail.

Jail staff attempted life-saving measures until Seattle Fire took over, but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful…

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