Death investigation underway in KCMO after child passes away

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says that a death investigation is underway.

According to the police, the family of a child under the age of 5 called for an ambulance at 5:15 p.m. because the child was unresponsive.

EMS arrived at the scene and declared the boy deceased.

The KCPD said detectives and crime scene personnel are processing the scene in case medical examiners determine that the cause of death was homicide.

At this time, however, the police don’t believe there was foul play.

No further information or updates are available at this time.

clarification: The police initially stated that this was a suspicious death investigation. Later, they stated that it is a death investigation and that they don't believe foul play took place.

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