A 41-year-old man died late Sunday night while in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail, authorities said.
The man was found unresponsive in his cell at the jail at 11:23 p.m. and was pronounced dead just before midnight, the Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office said in a news release.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner s Office said it is investigating the death as a suicide.
The Waukesha County Sheriff s Department will lead the investigation into the death.
In a statement released Monday night, the Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office said the man was found unresponsive in a cell. Correctional officers and jail medical staff began performing life-saving measures and Milwaukee Fire Department paramedics arrived and continued life-saving measures.
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