Second in-custody death reported in Mecklenburg County within one week

A 33-year-old man died early Thursday morning while in custody of the Mecklenburg County Detention Center.

The sheriff’s office says Domonique Chrisholm experienced a medical emergency and became unresponsive around 11:30 Wednesday night. Deputies say lifesaving measures were taken and continued until emergency crews arrived to take him to the hospital.

Despite those efforts, Chrisholm was pronounced dead around 12:30 a.m…

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