SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WBAY) - An inmate at Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center was found dead on Sunday.

While performing a security check at the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, a Correctional Officer saw an inmate who was unresponsive in the shower of the housing unit.

The inmate was removed from the shower, and despite the lifesaving efforts by correctional staff, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The inmate is identified as 65-year-old Pao Lee (65).

The Sheboygan County Medical Examiner was contacted, along with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, to conduct a thorough, transparent, external investigation of the circumstances surrounding the incident.

This is an open investigation, and no further information will be released at this time.

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