Springfield police investigate death of infant
Sunday, December 20, 2009 | 4:14 p.m. CST;
updated 4:44 p.m. CST, Sunday, December 20, 2009
BY
The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield police say authorities are looking into the death of a 2-month-old boy.
The Springfield News-Leader reported that the probe is part of a state-mandated procedure.
Springfield
Police Sgt. Brian Phillips told the newspaper that the parents of the
child were administering CPR when firefighters and ambulance crews
arrived Saturday.
The boy was rushed to a hospital in the area, where he was pronounced dead.
Phillips says the parents told emergency workers and police that the child began choking.
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