Houston boy's death under investigation on Algonquin Drive
HOUSTON - Police are investigating the death of a 9-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in an apartment in southeast Houston, officials say.
Authorities were called to a complex in the 11700 block of Algonquin just before 5 a.m. Monday.
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According to police, the boy’s mother was heard screaming for help, and neighbors came over. Police say they found the boy unresponsive on the floor in the apartment and started doing CPR.
Firefighters also attempted CPR and took the boy to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
"What we know at this time is that the young male appears to be malnourished. There were two other children also with the mother. A four-year-old and a three-year-old. The mother, as well as the children, all responded to the hospital. The mother appeared to be very upset," said HPD Asst. Chief Chandra Hatcher.
The medical examiner’s office will have to determine the boy’s cause of death, and police say it is too early in the investigation to know if foul play was involved.
"We will continue to conduct our investigation to determine what happened. Based on the mother’s comments, the child did have some recent medical conditions as well as a long-term medical illness. At this point in time, we don’t know how that played or did not play into what occurred early in the morning," Asst. Chief Hatcher said.
Asst. Chief Hatcher said that the other two children also appeared to be malnourished, but there was food in the apartment. The family reportedly moved in about two months ago.
Investigators were at the hospital speaking with the mother, and police were also conducting an investigation at the apartment. Child Protective Services has also been notified.