Police investigate death of 2-year-old in Gardner
Police were investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl in Gardner.
Officers found the girl unresponsive about 1:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of South Hickory Street. The toddler was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead a short time later.
Gardner Police Chief Jim Pruetting said Tuesday afternoon that an autopsy will determine the cause of the toddler’s death.
“Until then, we will conduct a death investigation,” Pruetting said. “It’s still very early in the process.”
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This story was originally published February 7, 2017 at 5:04 PM with the headline "Police investigate death of 2-year-old in Gardner."