Medical Examiner Investigating Deaths Of 2 NYC Toddlers In Separate Incidents
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The New York City Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the cause of death for two toddlers in separate incidents in New York City.
According to authorities, officers were called to 55 West 100th St. in Manhattan at around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday for a report of a child having difficulty breathing.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a 17-month-old girl, identified as Rose Sanders, unconscious and unresponsive, police said.
EMS rushed the little girl to St. Luke's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 5:23 a.m.
Officers in Rosedale, Queens, were then called to 246-18 137th Ave. at around 10:30 a.m. for an unresponsive child.
Responding officers discovered a 3-year-old girl, identified as Kay-lee Williams, who was unconscious and unresponsive.
She was rushed to Franklin General Hospital by EMS, but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Medical Examiner Investigating Deaths Of 2 NYC Toddlers In Separate Incidents
As WCBS 880's Jim Smith reported, cops say the little girl was playing with toys one minute and the next, falling unconscious.
Neighbors Smith spoke with are shocked by the news, saying they remember the girl and her mother playing outside in the summer months.
"She was just laying on the stretcher, whatever they put them out of to the ambulance and the mother came out crying and she left with a boyfriend," one neighbor told WCBS 880. "It's sad. It's real, real sad."
The investigations into both deaths are ongoing, police said.
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