SEATTLE — A 63-year-old man who was arrested by Seattle police Tuesday and booked into the King County Jail was found unresponsive in a holding cell and died soon after he was taken to Harborview Medical Center, officials said.
The King County Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention says the man is the fifth person to die this year while in custody at downtown Seattle jail, The Seattle Times reported.
Officials said the man was booked at 3:12 a.m. Tuesday, found unresponsive minutes later by corrections officers and was treated by jail medical staff before medics took him to Harborview. The release does not say why he was booked into jail.
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office will be responsible for releasing the man’s name and determining his cause and manner of death.
The Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention will work with Public Health — Seattle & King County to conduct an internal investigation, which is standard practice. Seattle police will also conduct an independent investigation.
