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LA sheriff reports death of man in custody; 7 others hospitalized
The downtown jail public lobby and Inmate Reception Center.
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A man being held at an L.A. County jail is dead and seven others in that same holding cell were hospitalized Tuesday morning, according to sheriff and fire officials.
What we know: Sheriff's officials said deputies used CPR and the overdose reversal drug Narcan on a 32 year-old man who was found unresponsive. L.A. firefighters and paramedics called to the scene determined "the patient was beyond medical help" and he died at the scene. This was the 24th person to die in L.A. County sheriff's custody so far in 2024.
About the others hospitalized: Fire officials said "due to the presence of an unknown white substance on the patient's clothing" they called in a hazmat team to decontaminate the area. None of the other people were in distress, but paramedics took six of them to a hospital.
Deputies took a seventh person who initially declined treatment to a hospital later.
What we know about drug use in the jails: Sheriff's officials say they've used naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, on nearly 200 people in custody this year.
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