Name not reported
A woman in her late twenties died in March 2026 after she was found unresponsive in her single-occupancy cell at the Bloomington police jail in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Bloomington police said the discovery came during a routine safety check around 2:08 a.m. on March 13, and she was pronounced dead. Police said there were no immediate signs of the cause of death, which the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office will determine along with the manner of death. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said it will conduct an independent review, and her name has not been released. Reports give the date of death as either March 12 or March 13.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Bloomington Police Department (the agency that held her); Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (outside investigators).