Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man died in custody at the Downtown Detention Center in Denver on May 7, 2025, according to the Denver Sheriff Department. The sheriff's department said he was found unresponsive in a housing unit around 9 p.m. and that medical personnel tried to save him before he was pronounced dead shortly afterward. The Denver Police Department is investigating the death, as it does for in-custody deaths. The sheriff's department has not released his name or cause of death, so his identity and the circumstances remain unconfirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Denver Sheriff Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.