Name not reported
A man died on September 30, 2026, in the back of a Colorado Springs Police Department patrol cruiser parked in the sally port of the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center, before he had been booked. The police department said he suffered an unknown medical event. The department's homicide unit is investigating, and the El Paso County Coroner's Office will determine his identity, cause and manner of death. His name and age have not been reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Colorado Springs police say he suffered an unknown medical event in a patrol cruiser before booking, and the coroner has yet to determine the cause and manner of death.
Reported by: Colorado Springs Police Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.