Frankfort homicide case: What to know after child dead, mom found attempting self-harm – NBC 5 Chicago

Frankfort homicide case: What to know after child dead, mom found attempting self-harm  NBC 5 Chicago

A child is dead and a mother hospitalized after she was found attempting self-harm in a scene officials said left a Chicago suburb "in shock." A memorial grows outside a Frankfort home where officers found an unresponsive 2-year-old who later died and a mother attempting to harm herself. Randy Gyllenhaal reports. A child is dead and a mother hospitalized after she was found attempting self-harm in a scene officials said left a southern Chicago suburb "in shock." The situation unfolded late Tuesday afternoon as authorities said a 2-year-old was discovered unresponsive and officers arrived to find the child's mother attempting self-harm. A homicide investigation is now underway. Few details surrounding what happened have been released, but here's a look at what we know so far about the case.

According to police, officers were called just after 4 p.m. Tuesday to the 22700 block of Brook Stone Court for a report of an unresponsive child. There, they found a 2-year-old at the home and CPR was being administered. The child was taken to a local hospital for treatment, but was later pronounced dead, police said. Also at the home, police said the child's mother was discovered attempting self-harm. She was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police said a preliminary investigation indicated the incident was a "domestic-related homicide."