Woman dies at Lynnwood Jail

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 14, 2021

LYNNWOOD — A 47-year-old woman died Tuesday at the Lynnwood city jail, police said Wednesday.

A custody officer found the woman unresponsive at about 3 p.m. Tuesday near the shower of the female detention area in the jail, Lynnwood police Cmdr. Sean Doty said in a news release. Officers reportedly began trying to save her life. Medical personnel also arrived and continued life-saving efforts, but the woman died.

Lynnwood police said no other inmates were present when the woman died.

The Kirkland Police Department is conducting an investigation into the death at the request of Lynnwood police.