Child dead after falling from DC apartment window

A young boy is dead after falling from an apartment building in Northwest D.C. Saturday.

D.C. police said officers found the unconscious child at 4th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, around 2 p.m.

Police said the boy was pronounced dead at the scene after apparently falling from an apartment window.

Police told WTOP a “death investigation” is underway.

A map of the area is below.

(Courtesy Google Maps)

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Veronica Canales

Veronica Canales is an Associate Producer and Weekend Overnight Producer at WTOP.

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