WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that detectives have opened a homicide investigation into the death of a 1-year-old boy in Southeast D.C.
On Aug. 22, just before 11:30 a.m., officers were called to a home in the 1800 block of 18th St. for an unconscious child.
Once on the scene, medics took the young child — 1-year-old Jordan Ballard – to the hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition.
Police said doctors performed several life-saving measures, but the boy died.
On Aug. 23, the staff at the Officer of the Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia revealed that the child suffered from multiple blunt force injuries, ruling his death as a homicide, according to MPD.
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
