ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A 3-year-old boy has died after falling out a window of a high-rise apartment building in Alexandria.
According to a spokesperson from the Alexandria Fire Department, the child fell from a high-rise in the 200 block of Yoakum Parkway.
A death investigation is currently underway by the Alexandria Police Department.
The high-rise located at 200 Yoakum Pkwy has 13 floors, according to Apartments.com. There is no word on which floor the child was on when they fell through the window.
During a news conference, police say they believe the child fell from one of the upper level floors.
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This is not the first time a child has died after falling from an apartment building in the DMV. In October 2020, a 2-year-old boy died after falling nearly 40 feet from a third-floor apartment in Montgomery County. In 2019, a child suffered a "minor traumatic injury" after falling from a ninth-floor balcony in White Oak, Maryland.
Officials said the child climbed a nightstand and pushed through a screen window in Takoma Park, Md.