Andrew Haden, 48, a former twice-acting US attorney for the Southern District of California, was found dead on Wednesday inside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego, police have confirmed. The discovery has drawn significant attention given his senior standing within the Department of Justice's California operations, though updated coverage has not yet added further detail on the circumstances of his death.

Haden, a California native, had twice served in an acting capacity as head of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, one of the country's busiest federal prosecutorial districts. Police are investigating the death, and authorities have not disclosed a cause or further specifics surrounding how he died.