TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of an inmate on Saturday, Feb. 1.
Around 2:50 a.m., corrections officers with the Pima County Sheriff's Department reported an injured inmate, 41-year-old Emmanuel Ramirez, at the Pima County Adult Detention Complex Detox Unit.
Ramirez was arrested on Jan. 31 for multiple warrants and a drug paraphernalia charge and was booked into PCSDADC.
According to PCSD, Ramirez was reportidly involved in an altercation within the housing unit with another inmate.
Ramirez was transported to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
Further detail are limited and the investigation is ongoing.
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