2 Weeks After Plainfield Infant's Death Ruled Homicide, No Updates: Sheriff

PLAINFIELD, IL — Two weeks after an infant died in Plainfield and his death was ruled a homicide, the Will County Sheriff's Office said no charges have been filed in the case.

A 2-month-old boy from Plainfield died April 28 as a result of assault and multiple injuries, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. The manner of death was listed as a homicide, Patch reported.

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Will County sheriff's deputies were called two evenings earlier to a home in the 14100 block of South Lehigh Drive to assist the Lockport Township Fire Department on an assignment for an unresponsive infant. The residence has a Plainfield address but falls in unincorporated Will County and under the Will County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.

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Paramedics rushed the baby, identified as Maverick Rowe, to a local hospital before he was airlifted to Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago, where he was pronounced dead at 9:15 p.m. April 28.

Asked for additional information about the investigation on Tuesday, a sheriff's spokesperson told Patch there were "no updates."

As of the end of April, the sheriff's office was "thoroughly investigating this criminal matter" along with the Department of Children and Family Services, the children's hospital and the medical examiner, Patch reported.