SEATTLE – A woman is in custody after Seattle police found a 4-year-old boy dead inside an apartment in the city’s Roosevelt neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
What we know:
Seattle police officers responded around 4:15 p.m. to a report of a person in crisis at an apartment near NE 67th St. and Roosevelt Way Northeast, according to Acting Assistant Chief Robert Brown.
“When they responded here, they encountered a female at the unit where the call had come from,” Brown said. “They had information concerning the welfare of a child inside. They made entry into the apartment … They did find a four-year-old inside. They did life-saving measures … Unfortunately, after a period of time, the child was determined to be deceased.”
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Brown said the woman, believed to be the child’s mother, was taken into custody as a suspect in the homicide and is expected to be booked into King County Jail.
He described the call as traumatic for responding officers and urged anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts to seek help.
“Please reach out for help. Please make that call and get the help that you need,” Brown said.
What we don’t know:
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of the boy’s death. The investigation is ongoing.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which provides free, confidential support 24 hours a day.
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The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department.
트위터 공유: 시애틀 아파트에서 4세 소년이 숨진 채 발견된 후 구금 중인 여성