From Chicago Sun-Times · · 1m 30s
A 1-year-old found hurt in West Ridge, and a death with no answers yet
A toddler was found wounded on a Saturday morning sidewalk block in West Ridge. She did not survive the day.
In brief
A toddler was found wounded on a Saturday morning sidewalk block in West Ridge. She did not survive the day. Chicago police have a dead 1-year-old, visible injuries and no determined cause of death. Area 3 detectives are working the case, and almost every basic fact is still open. Originally reported by Chicago…
A child found unresponsive
Chicago police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl who was found wounded and unresponsive in West Ridge on Saturday morning.
Late morning, a residential block
It happened around 11:40 a.m. along the 2600 block of West Rosemont Avenue, on the city's Far North Side.
Visible injuries
Police said the girl had visible injuries to her lower body when she was found. They have not said how she got them.
“The unidentified child was found with visible injuries to her lower body”
Taken to Saint Francis
She was rushed to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in critical condition.
She died there
Doctors could not save her. Police said she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
“She was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in critical condition, where she died”
Area 3 detectives have it
The case went to Area 3 detectives, the unit that handles death investigations for that stretch of the North Side.
No cause of death yet
An official cause has not been determined. That answer typically comes from the Cook County medical examiner, not the police.
“An official cause of death has not been determined.”
Still unnamed, still open
The girl has not been publicly identified, and police have announced no arrests. For now the record is a time, a block and a death.
The takeaway
Chicago police have a dead 1-year-old, visible injuries and no determined cause of death. Area 3 detectives are working the case, and almost every basic fact is still open.
