1 dead, another critically injured as death investigation underway at Jackson County jail

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A death investigation is underway at the Jackson County Detention Center after an overnight incident.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said corrections officers were conducting scheduled bed-checks at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday when they discovered two inmates unresponsive inside a housing unit.

Officers and on-site medical personnel began lifesaving measures on one of the inmates, a 22-year-old man from Kansas City, Missouri. That man was later pronounced dead at a local hospital…

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