Child dies at Chicago hospital after being found unresponsive at Indiana home, police say

The Brief

  • A 5-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a Michigan City home on March 2 and later died at the hospital.
  • The Cook County medical examiner identified the child as Augustus Williams and ruled his death a homicide.
  • Police executed a search warrant at the home and are investigating; no further details have been released.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Police are investigating after a 5-year-old Michigan City boy was found unresponsive in his home and later died at a Chicago hospital.

Death Investigation Underway

What we know:

Police were called at 7:16 a.m. on March 2 to a home in the 2200 block of Normandy Drive in Michigan City for an unresponsive 5-year-old.

The child was transported to Franciscan Hospital before being flown to the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital for treatment.

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