'Suspicious' Death Of 3-Year-Old In Jersey City Investigated (UPDATE)

NOTE: This story has been updated.

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the "suspicious" death of a 3-year-old child in the Heights neighborhood, they said in social media posts on Tuesday.

The office elaborated shortly after 5 p.m.: "At approximately 6:20 a.m., an unresponsive child was brought to Christ Hospital in Jersey City. The 3-year-old boy was treated by medical personnel and pronounced dead at 9:57 a.m."

The message continued, "The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available at this time."

Before noon, the office had posted, "The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating the suspicious death of a 3-year-old child in the Jersey City Heights. More to follow."

Jersey City Heights is located on the Palisades hills, west of Hoboken.

A report on NBC News gave more information: "Three law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case say the mother ran, screaming, into the street after the boy started gasping at the family's Baldwin Street home. An off-duty EMT heard her cries and tried to help resuscitate the boy, they said ... The house isn't far from the hospital where the boy was taken."

Baldwin Avenue runs north into the Heights neighborhood near Christ Hospital.

However, another media report contradicted that report, saying a radio transmission indicated no parents on the scene.

Patch will update this story with more details when they are released.