LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. -- Michigan City Police responded to a call of an unresponsive child in the 2200 block of Normandy Drive Sunday morning around 7:15 a.m.

The report states that officers arrived at the residence and found an unresponsive 5-year-old boy.

The boy was taken to Franciscan Hospital and was eventually flown to University of Chicago Comer Hospital for advanced medical treatment. 

Despite lifesaving efforts, the boy passed away just after 7 p.m. that evening.

The report states the Investigative Division was summoned to the scene to take over the investigation.

Detectives then contacted the La Porte County Prosecutor’s Office to obtain a search warrant for the residence.

The search warrant was issued, the scene was processed, and evidence was collected.

Det./Sgt. Melissa Sopher is the lead detective in this case and the MCPD asks that anyone with information about this case to contact Sopher at (219) 874-3221 Ext. 1049 or at [email protected].

This investigation is ongoing and there are no further details at this time.