A man “being attended to” by detention staff at the Anoka County Jail collapsed and died early Monday, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday in a statement.

Life-saving measures were administered after the man collapsed just before 12:30 a.m., and Allina paramedics were dispatched to the jail. He died at the scene.

The sheriff’s office did not release his name Tuesday, nor provide additional information. His death is being investigated by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.

“Providing care and supervision to all those legally confined to our jail is a responsibility I view of paramount importance,” Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise said in the statement. “Any death that occurs in the facility brings deep impacts to the individual’s family, friends, those housed with them and detention staff. Anoka County Jail staff and I will continue our commitment to identify and implement solutions to help achieve our goal, which is the health and wellbeing of those in our facility.”

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