Shortly after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the City of Newburgh Police Department were notified by Montefiore St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh that a 7 year old boy arrived at the hospital in a private vehicle and was not breathing at the time he arrived. Tragically, he was not able to be resuscitated.
The City of Newburgh Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances and events surrounding this death. In an updated release issued Thursday at 4:30 p.m., police declined to speculate on the cause of death.
This is an active investigation and City of Newburgh Police request anyone that might have any information relative to this incident to contact the City of Newburgh Detective Division at (845) 569-7509.