Published on October 05, 2024
Date: October 5, 2024 Incident Type: Location: Zones 1 and 5 Summary:
Earlier today, Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS were dispatched to two separate, unrelated cases involving unresponsive infants.
At approximately 8:30 a.m., responders were dispatched to the 1100 block of Duffield Street in Stanton Heights for an unresponsive four-month-old male.
And just before 12:30 p.m., they responded to the 100 block of Hazlett Street in Northview Heights for an unresponsive three-month-old female.
In both incidents, responders performed CPR and other life-saving procedures and both infants were transported to Children’s Hospital. Shortly after their respective arrivals, both infants were pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office will release the cause and manner of death.
Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating.
Reporting PIO: Emily Bourne
2024-10-05 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov