Massachusetts

Police Investigating 18-Month-Old Child's Death in Worcester, Mass.

Authorities in Massachusetts are investigating the death of an 18-month-old baby.

Worcester police say they are investigating the child's death, which happened inside an apartment on Siegel Street.

No other details, including the child's gender or when the child passed, were immediately available from police.

However, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports the mother of the child called 911 Sunday night to say her baby was not breathing.

When they arrived on the scene, officers temporarily blocked off the street as an ambulance rushed the child to UMass Memorial Medical Center.

Many neighbors were just learning about the death on Monday.

"I mean, how did it happn? Police have been here all morning and now they are back again," Michael Levicki said. "What really happened, was it accidental?"

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