Sheriff’s Office reports inmate death at Downtown jail

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an in-custody death at the El Paso County Detention Facility in Downtown El Paso.

At about 2:40 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, detention officers discovered an “unresponsive inmate” during a routine physical check of the housing floor, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Medical staff and the El Paso Fire Department responded and immediately initiated life-saving measures; however, the inmate was pronounced dead, the Sheriff’s Office said…

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