Child, 3, found dead with head, neck trauma in Brooklyn: NYPD

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EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 3-year-old child was found dead in a Brooklyn apartment Sunday night, according to the NYPD.

Officers responded to an apartment on New York Avenue in East Flatbush around 9:45 p.m., according to authorities. The toddler was discovered dead with trauma to their head and neck, police said.

The child's mother had left them with a family friend, who was babysitting, according to authorities.

Police said they're looking for a person of interest.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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