UPDATES WITH DCFS STATEMENT
A 1-month-old boy died Wednesday afternoon after becoming unconscious inside a South Side Englewood home.
About 2 p.m., officers responded to a call to assist paramedics treating an unresponsive infant inside a home in the 6600 block of South Racine, according to Chicago Police.
He was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he died at 2:39 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.
Police said there were no obvious signs of trauma. Area South detectives are conducting a death investigation.
The state Department of Children and Family Services is also investigating, according to an agency spokeswoman. The agency has had no prior contact with the family.