55-year-old Allegheny County Jail inmate dies after being found unresponsive in his cell

PITTSBURGH — An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail has died after he was found unresponsive on Sunday morning.

Allegheny County Jail Warden Trevor Wingard said the inmate, a 55-year-old man who had been at the jail since August, was discovered unresponsive in his cell at 7:37 a.m.

A medical emergency was called, then jail healthcare personnel performed lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived.

Wingard said the inmate was pronounced deceased at 8:07 a.m. His cause and manner of death will be released by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office at a later date.

Now, an internal review will be conducted, and Allegheny County police are investigating the death.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the inmate as Mark Schwartz of Allison Park.

Online court records show Schwartz had been in the Allegheny County Jail since August, awaiting trial on simple assault and harassment charges. He had been denied bail, and his next court appearance was scheduled for April.

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