SAN DIEGO — A 42-year-old man died while in custody at the San Diego Central Jail after a medical emergency, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.
Around 5:55 p.m., deputies were notified by other inmates that a man was down. They discovered the man lying unresponsive on the floor in the shower area. Deputies suspected he was having a medical emergency and placed him into a wheelchair, started to transport him to the jail medical unit and called for assistance. Jail medical staff arrived at the housing area and began providing him with medical care. Paramedics responded and took over immediate medical care, but he died.
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