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Milwaukee County Jail inmate dies in hospital after "health crisis"

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Published  March 19, 2025 12:36pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX6 News Milwaukee

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The Brief

    • A Shorewood man who had been held at the Milwaukee County Jail later died in a hospital.
    • Officials say the man had a "health crisis" on Monday, March 17.
    • The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is leading the investigation into this death.

MILWAUKEE - The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is investigating the in-hospital death of a Shorewood man who had been in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail (MCJ).

A news release from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) says the Shorewood man, 49, had been in MCJ custody since Friday, March 14 when Shorewood police brought him to be booked on three criminal charges.

Officials say on Monday evening, March 17, a Wellpath nurse saw the man experiencing a health crisis and initiated emergency protocols. Stabilization measures, including NARCAN deployment, were unsuccessful.

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The Shorewood man, who had a pulse and was breathing, was taken to a hospital where he passed away on Tuesday. 

Per Wisconsin law, the MCSO is not investigating itself in this matter. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is taking the lead into this investigation.

The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.

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