Medical distress leads to inmate death in Roanoke Jail

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Roanoke Sheriff’s Office has reported that an individual in custody died on Sunday at the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center.

According to officials, at approximately 5:55 a.m., medical staff were alerted that the individual was showing signs of medical distress. Life-saving measures, including CPR, were administered until Roanoke City Fire and EMS arrived at 6:04 a.m.

The individual died at the scene…

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