New Haven| The New Haven Police Department Special Victims Unit (SVU) is investigating the drug overdose of a New Haven child. The investigation began Saturday, August 8,2020, at approximately 12:40 p.m. when New Haven Police and Fire responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive child at a Norton Street residence.
Arriving officers learned the 17 month old girl had likely ingested adult medication. An ambulance transported the victim to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she remains in extremely critical condition in the pediatric intensive care unit..
SVU detectives responded to the hospital and Norton Street. Officers notified the state Department of Children and Families (DCF). A DCF investigator and NHPD Bureau of Identification forensic detectives also responded to the Norton Street home.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact detectives at 203-946-6304
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