Overview
- The boy, 4, fell from a third-floor window at an apartment on the 2200 block of North 7th Street Tuesday evening, police said.
- He was taken by a family member in a private vehicle to Temple University Hospital and then transferred to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where he is stable.
- The Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is leading the case, and officers are holding the scene for processing.
- Investigators have not said how the fall happened or whether anyone else was involved.
- The incident highlights a recurring safety risk as child health groups say thousands of young children are hurt in window falls each year and recommend window guards, stops, and keeping furniture away from open windows.