Crime & Safety
Boy, 6, Found Dead In Oakland County Mobile Home; 2 Arrested: Police
Officials found the boy unresponsive and suffering from physical injuries inside an Oakland County mobile home, according to police.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MI — Two people have been arrested after a 6-year-old boy was found dead in Madison Heights, according to police.
Officials responded to a mobile home community in the 25000 block of Dequindre Road near 10 Mile Road on Tuesday for a report of an unresponsive boy who was suffering from physical injuries, according to police.
The boy was taken to Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital and then moved to Children’s Hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to police.
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Police said two people were arrested in connection with the boy's death, but they did not immediately release any details.
"This is a tragic incident, and the Madison Heights Police Department will work to bring justice on behalf of this juvenile victim," officials said in a statement.
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Police said there is no further danger to the public at this time.
Anyone that has information about the incident was asked to call Detective Lieutenant Koehler at 248- 837-2732 or the Madison Heights Police Department at 248-585-2100.
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