Oklahoma County jail inmate dies Saturday, the third death for 2023

An detainee died Saturday morning at the Oklahoma County jail.
An detainee died Saturday morning at the Oklahoma County jail.

An Oklahoma County jail inmate died Saturday morning. This is the jail's third death for 2023.

Oklahoma County Detention Center officers discovered detainee Dina Kirven, 26, unresponsive in his cell just before 7 a.m. Saturday morning. Kirven had been booked in the detention center for less than six hours.

Oklahoma City police had detained Kirven for unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to a news release.

A detention officer called for medical staff. EMSA and Oklahoma City Fire Department arrived on scene and continued life-saving measures.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma County jail: Inmate's death on Saturday becomes third in 2023