KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation after an inmate died at the Wyandotte County Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon.
At approximately 2:55 p.m., Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office staff responded to a medical emergency in one of the pods in the Adult Detention Facility.
Officials said staff found a Black man in his 30s experiencing a medical emergency.
Staff began performing life-saving measures while EMS was contacted.
Emergency medical personnel responded and transported the man to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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