Pima County Jail

Pima County Jail

A man was found dead in his Pima County jail cell early Sunday morning, officials said. 

At 4 a.m. Sunday, correctional officers found Hector Medrano, 27, unresponsive in his jail cell in the Pima County Adult Detention Complex, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.

Sheriff's department officials did not say how the inmate died.

The department continues to investigate the incident. 


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