Chicago police: Boy, 8, critically injured in fall from 3rd floor apartment window in Washington Park

Monday, August 3, 2020
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An-8-year-old boy was critically injured after falling out of a third floor apartment window in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood Sunday night, police said.

Police said at about 10:55 p.m. in the 5200-block of South Prairie Avenue, the boy fell out the window and was discovered on the sidewalk unresponsive.
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The boy was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition, police said.

Area One detectives are investigating the incident, which is believed to be an accident, police said.
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Further details were not immediately available.
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