A 2-year-old New Jersey boy is dead after what authorities suspect was a fatal fall from a 20th floor apartment window.
Newark cops received a call about an injured toddler just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, according to an Essex County Prosecutor’s Office source.
The police arrived at the Elizabeth Towers high-rise apartment building on Elizabeth Avenue to find the boy unresponsive.
The toddler was dead by the time police arrived at the scene. Fox 5 New YorkThe child, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is handling the investigation. Fox 5 New York
The prosecutor’s office is investigating what led up to Saturday’s tragedy.
However, authorities believe the boy’s death was accidental.
FOX 5 video showed a window wide open on the 20th floor. Fox 5 New YorkThose with information that could be useful to investigators are asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
