ISP Detectives Investigating Death Of 13-Week-Old Mt. Vernon Boy

(POSEY CO.) – Thursday at approximately 12:03 p.m., Posey County 911 Dispatch received a call from a Mt. Vernon mother regarding her 13-week-old baby boy was not breathing.

The mother performed CPR until Posey County EMS arrived and continued life-saving measures. The child was rushed to Deaconess Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

An autopsy was conducted Thursday evening at the Vanderburgh County Morgue, but the manner and cause of death are still pending.

Foul play is not suspected.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

Investigating Officer: Detective Wes Kuykendall, Indiana State Police

Assisting Officer: Sergeant Mark Green, Indiana State Police Crime Scene Technician