Death of 2-year-old boy under investigation in Newark, New Jersey
By Mark Prussin, Adi Guajardo
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NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — New Jersey authorities are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy in Newark.
Police were called to a building on Elizabeth Avenue around 7 a.m. Saturday after getting a report that a child fell from a 20th floor window, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The child was pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators.
The incident is under investigation and no additional details are available at this time, officials said.
Tenants told CBS News New York a lot of families in the building have children and some apartment windows have security bars to help prevent incidents like this from happening.
“It’s really terrible,” tenant Paul Ankrah said.
“We need safety because there’s a lot of people here that got little kids and definitely nobody want that to happen again,” tenant Belinda Owsumenseh said.
Some windows in the building did appear to be broken.
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka released a statement addressing both this incident and a deadly shooting that happened later Saturday evening, calling it “a dark and devastating day in Newark.”
“Our city mourns loss of the baby,” Baraka wrote, in part. “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and everyone affected by this trauma. Our prayers are with them — and our actions will support them.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. All calls will remain confidential.
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