Crime & Safety
1-Year-Old Girl Dies In House Fire, Woman Arrested: Police
She was rescued and transported to the hospital with serious injuries, but did not survive. Police now have a suspect in custody.
MILWAUKEE, WI — Milwaukee police say that a 31-year-old woman has been taken into custody on preliminary charges of child neglect after the death of a child over the weekend.
The Milwaukee Fire Department is investigating a fire after a 1-year-old baby girl died in the blaze on Saturday.
The Milwaukee Fire department responded to a home near 28th and Meinecke at about 10 p.m. Saturday for a report of a house fire.
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According to reports, several adults in the house managed to leave without incident, however a 1-year-old girl was removed from the house after she sustained serious injuries from the fire.
MCMEO: the 1 y.o. female rescued from the fire at 28th & Meinecke on 02/10/2018 died this morning at an area hospital. An autopsy is planned for Monday. No further info. @MilwaukeePolice investigating.
— Medical Examiner (@mkemedexamine) February 11, 2018
According to a FOX 6 report, the girl's name was Quamyiia Owens, and she celebrated her first birthday in December. She was transported to the hospital with injuries from the fire, but did not survive.
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The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner pronounced Owens dead early Sunday. The fire is under investigation.
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