BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — An investigation is underway in the northwest metro Twin Cities after a toddler was killed last weekend.
According to police, officers were dispatched to Brooklyn Center after a report of a fall Saturday morning at the Lux Apartments on the 6100 block of Summit Drive.
When officers arrived, they found a 3-year-old child who had fallen from an eighth-floor window. Officers – along with paramedics and firefighters who also responded – attempted to save the child’s life, but they were pronounced dead at the scene.
Brooklyn Center Police detectives spoke with family members who were there at the time and continue to investigate the cause of the fall.
The Hennepin County Crime Laboratory and Medical Examiner are assisting with the investigation.
