Woman dies in custody at Denver County Jail

A woman died while in custody at the Denver County Jail after she was identified unresponsive sheriff s representatives announced Friday Related Articles New Denver text scam includes fake jury duty court dates Denver inmate dies at Downtown Detention Center Denver deputy stalked threatened -year-old woman police say Denver jail launches first-of-its-kind visitation clothing initiative for inmates Denver Fire Department won t train new firefighters EMTs this year The woman was identified in a housing unit at p m and an urgency clinical squad tried to perform life-saving measures the Denver Sheriff Department announced in a news release She was pronounced dead a short time later The Denver Police Department will investigate the death The woman s identity and cause of death will be distributed by the Denver Office of the Clinical Examiner Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day