TACOMA, Wash. — A woman in Tacoma, Washington is facing murder charges related to the death of a 3-year-old boy.
In a news release, the Tacoma Police Department said on Sunday around 7:35 p.m., officers were called to an apartment in the 3200 block of South Mason Avenue for a report of an unresponsive child.
When officers arrived, they found a 3-year-old and began life-saving measures but the child was pronounced dead.
A 25-year-old woman who was at the apartment at the time was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, according to KIRO.
Police said that there was a second child in the house at the time. That child was placed into protective custody.
The investigation is ongoing. No further information has been released including what the relationship was between the woman and the boy, their identities, or what happened.