A tragedy struck the quiet of the night in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, where a young boy's fall has left a community shaken. CBS News Chicago reports that a 9-year-old boy is fighting for his life after plummeting from a third-floor window of an apartment complex in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. on the 1500 block of West Jonquil Terrace, according to the Chicago police. Desperately responding to the scene, officers found the youngster, who suffered serious trauma, having fallen from the window, CBS News Chicago detailed.
The boy was rapidly transported to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he remains in critical condition. The exact circumstances leading up to the disturbing fall remain a mystery.
An investigation into this heartbreaking event is currently underway by Area Three Detectives, as stated ABC 7 Chicago.
