The suspicious death of a 7-week-old baby at a Kansas City hospital last October has been ruled a homicide, according to police.
Police were called around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 to Children’s Mercy Hospital for an assault that occurred in the 8000 block of NW Milrey Drive. Hospital staff informed officers that baby boy Mateo Rideout was brought into the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according Alayna Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department.
A person of interest was taken into custody for further investigation. Rideout died 10 days later as a result of his injuries, according to Gonzalez…