The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell while a doctor was doing a follow-up on him. Corrections officers reported that he was not eating.
At 9:25 a.m., a doctor responded to a housing unit at the jail to do a follow-up on Yunan Mohammed Altib Tutu, 26, after corrections officers said that he was not eating. Tutu was found unresponsive in his cell and was pronounced dead, a news release from the sheriff’s department said.
Detectives found no signs of trauma and no suspicious circumstances. The cause of death is unknown at this time, the news release said. Jamie Donnelly covers breaking news for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at [email protected] Tags Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.
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