At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2020 police responded to a residence in the area of 2 Avenue and 85 Street SW after it was reported that a two-year-old boy was found to be in medical distress. EMS treated and transported the boy to the Stollery Children’s Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
An autopsy was completed on Dec. 7, 2020. The manner of death was confirmed to be homicide. A cause of death was not released for investigative reasons.
“The murder of a child is an unimaginable tragedy,” says S/Sgt Rob Bilawey, with the EPS Homicide Section. “Homicide Detectives are working relentlessly to identify those responsible for this tragic murder, and we are asking anyone with information to come forward.”
Anyone who may have information about this homicide is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.