Police investigate suspicious inmate death at Grant County Jail

The Grant County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Grant County Jail from Sunday morning.

Corrections officers alerted medical responders who came at approximately 10:45 a.m. to find the inmate in his bunk. After attempting CPR and other life-saving measures, the inmate was declared dead.

Coroner Craig Morrison will conduct an autopsy. The identity of the inmate will be released Monday.

A detective will investigate cause of death.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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