KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate died at the Wyandotte County Detention Center on Sunday, authorities said.
About 7 p.m., staff members from the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office responded to a medical emergency at a housing unit at the detention center.
On arrival, they located the inmate, 53-year-old Marcos Martinez, unresponsive.
Staff attempted life-saving measures, but emergency medical services later responded and pronounced Martinez deceased.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation into Martinez's death.
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