Multnomah County Jail Investigating Death of 71-Year-Old Man in Custody

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 71-year-old man who was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday morning at the Multnomah County Detention Center.

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 18, deputies assigned to the detention center responded to a medical emergency involving the man. Deputies and Multnomah County Corrections Health personnel immediately began lifesaving measures.

Portland Fire & Rescue and American Medical Response paramedics also responded and continued providing medical care. Despite those efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene by AMR paramedics…

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