State police are digging into the death of a 73-year-old man who died while incarcerated at the Macomb Correctional Facility in Lenox Township after he was found unresponsive last Wednesday. Staff at the prison tried to revive him with life-saving measures, but he did not survive, officials said, and the case is now being treated as a possible homicide.
The Michigan State Police has launched a homicide investigation, and the Michigan Department of Corrections says no suspect has been identified so far, according to MLive. Prison spokeswoman Jenni Riehle told the outlet that “lifesaving measures were initiated but were unsuccessful.”
Macomb Correctional Facility houses adult men at multiple security levels and holds roughly 1,400 prisoners, the Michigan Department of Corrections reports. The department’s facility page notes on-site health services and programming and lists the prison in Lenox Township, southeast of the Detroit metro area…