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Boone County officials investigate inmate’s death

(Photo provided/Boone County Sheriff's Office)

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — Jaill officers in Boone County are investigating the death of an inmate.

Just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Boone County deputies and medics responded to a report of a cardiac arrest with no pulse at the Boone County Jail. Correction officers found the man unresponsive during breakfast, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.

First responders arrived and determined the man was dead.

The inmate has been identified as Elton Taylor, 65, of Fort Wayne.