A man being held at Allegheny County Jail died Thursday after he was found unresponsive, officials said.
Jerry Lee Ross Jr., 48, was found unresponsive shortly before 4:30 p.m., according to information from jail spokesman Jesse Geleynse and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Staff performed CPR before Ross was pronounced dead by a jail medical provider.
The medical examiner’s office had not released a cause of death as of late Friday afternoon.
Geleynse said Allegheny County Police are investigating and the jail also will perform an internal review.
He said Ross did not have an emergency contact listed for his most recent incarceration. Jail employees checked previous records to notify his family.
Members of the Jail Oversight Board were notified of the incident Thursday night.
