Death of boy, 4, in West Oak Lane 'suspicious', police say

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Sunday, June 10, 2018
Death of boy, 4, in West Oak Lane 'suspicious', police say
Death of boy, 4, in West Oak Lane 'suspicious', police say. Walter Perez reports during Action News at 6 p.m. on June 9, 2018.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating the death of a young boy in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia.

Police and medics were called to the 7500 block of Thouron Street at 2 a.m. Saturday.

Action News is told a 4-year-old boy was pronounced dead shortly after medics arrived.

Police have called the boy's death "suspicious."

Members of the Special Victims Unit are investigating.

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