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Updated: January 29, 2024 - 9:38 PM Published: January 29, 2024 - 9:20 PM
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MDC inmate death under investigation
Officials at MDC are investigating after an inmate was found dead over the weekend.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An investigation is underway at the Metropolitan Detention Center after an inmate died on Saturday.
County officials said Albuquerque Ambulance and Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue arrived at the facility around 10:12 a.m. and attempted to save the inmate.
Around a half-hour later, however, the inmate was pronounced dead. They identified him as 26-year-old Pete Salazar.
The Office of the Medical Investigator is now investigating the cause of his death. The incident is pending BCSO investigation.
