A 7-month-old infant was found unresponsive late Monday morning near North 25th Street and West Hadley Street in Milwaukee, a discovery that quickly turned the quiet block into a crime scene. Police took a 22-year-old woman into custody at the location, and investigators are treating the death as suspicious while detectives and the medical examiner work to sort out what happened.
According to CBS58, officers were called to the area around 11:20 a.m. on July 27. The outlet reports that when police arrived, they found the infant unresponsive, opened a suspicious-death investigation and detained a 22-year-old woman. Officials have not released any names or a formal cause of death.
Investigation details
FOX6 reports that the Milwaukee Police Department confirmed the area near 25th and Hadley as the focus of the investigation and provided a basic timeline of the response to local media. Local station WTMJ likewise notes that officers found the 7-month-old unresponsive and that a 22-year-old woman was taken into custody. Both outlets report that investigators have not publicly identified either the child or the woman arrested.
What happens next
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office is responsible for autopsies and for determining cause and manner of death, and its findings will be central as detectives continue to gather evidence, according to information on the Medical Examiner’s site. Toxicology and other post-mortem testing can take days or longer, which means a final public determination may not come quickly while investigators coordinate follow-up work.
Legal note
As of publication, no formal charges had been announced and officials had not released the identities involved, per WISN. An arrest is not the same as a prosecution, and any decision on criminal charges will come only after the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office reviews the investigative file and supporting evidence.
