Detroit Police Investigate Death of a Child

2 Year Old Dies in NW Detroit

Death of a Child: Detroit Police 12th Precinct is investigating the death of a 2-year-old child.

Officers were dispatched at 1:19 a.m. on January 21 2026 to a residence near McNichols and Wyoming on a report of a child not breathing. Detroit EMS Medic 22 and a DEMS Supervisor 1105 also responded to reports of a child, age unknown at the time, in cardiac arrest. Medic 22 transported the child to Sinai-Grace Hospital.

12th Precinct officers at the hospital reported the child’s time of death at 1:53 a.m. Detroit Police Evidence Technicians were dispatched at 2:55 a.m. to process both scenes, Sinai-Grace Hospital and the residence for investigators. No additional information is available at this time.