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Allegheny County Jail Inmate Dies Of Natural Causes

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The medical examiner said an Allegheny County Jail inmate who died on Monday of natural causes.

Allegheny County Jail Warden Orlando Harper said that Edward Davis began experiencing difficulty breathing on the pod around 12:20 p.m. Monday.

Medical and correctional officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived and took over.

Harper says Davis was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:44 p.m.

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