Hillsborough County inmate’s death under investigation

TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Falkenburg Road Jail. 

Deputies say detention staff found the 79-year-old inmate unresponsive shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. 

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Deputies and medical staff tried life-saving measures, but the inmate was pronounced dead after being brought to Brandon Regional Hospital by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

According to HCSO, preliminary reports show that the inmate had been recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure, among other issues, and was awaiting transfer to the Florida State Hospital. 

The inmate has not yet been publicly identified. 

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