Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Attacked In Allegheny County Jail
A man being housed in the Allegheny County Jail died Wednesday after being assaulted by other inmates, police said.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Allegheny County Police and Allegheny County Jail officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated man at the county jail.
The family of the 44-year-old man has been notified of his death, police said. It's currently unclear how he died.
Preliminary information shows at 12:48 p.m. multiple incarcerated individuals entered the man's cell and assaulted him. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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According to police, everyone involved in the incident is accounted for and the investigation is ongoing.
It's unknown what charges the man was facing while being incarcerated.
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As is practice, an internal review by jail officials will also be conducted. The man's cause and manner of death will be released by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office.
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