Minneapolis Homicide Detectives Investigating Toddler’s Death

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Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - Police in Minneapolis are reporting the "suspicious" death of a young child.

A news release says Minneapolis Police Officers were sent to an apartment around 5:15 yesterday afternoon to investigate a report of a child not breathing. When they arrived, the officers found the unresponsive 2-year-old boy with his mother and began administering life-saving measures.

The report says, after being transported to a hospital for more intensive treatment, the child died. Minneapolis police also reported the toddler's 4-year-old brother was also taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Minneapolis officials have not disclosed any information about the cause of the child's death, but they indicated it is the 32nd death in the city this year to be investigated by the police department's homicide division.