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Will County Opens Homicide Probe Into Death of 2-Month-Old in Plainfield

Investigators await the final autopsy to guide any charging decisions.

Overview

  • Deputies found 2-month-old Maverick Rowe unresponsive at a Plainfield home and he died after transfer to a Chicago hospital.
  • A preliminary note from the Cook County medical examiner labeled the death a homicide due to multiple injuries.
  • The Will County Sheriff’s Office says it has not received an official autopsy report and that no one has been charged.
  • An autopsy was scheduled, and officials say final results could take several weeks.
  • The case involves the sheriff’s office, state child-welfare officials, Comer Children’s Hospital, and the medical examiner, a mix that often requires extra coordination across county lines.