Overview
- A parent discovered a young boy unresponsive inside a vehicle near 25th Street and Fawn Drive in south Phoenix and officers were dispatched to the scene.
- First responders from the Phoenix Fire Department transported the child to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
- Phoenix Police detectives have taken over the case, cordoned the area inside the gated Mountain Trails neighborhood, and are processing evidence at the scene.
- Officials say the investigation is in its early stages and have not released the child’s identity, age, or any details about the cause of death.
- Neighbors reported multiple emergency vehicles arriving without lights or sirens and the cordon may remain while detectives complete investigative and family-notification steps.