The death of a 1-year-old child who was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries last week in Washington, D.C., was ruled a homicide, police say.
The child, identified as Jordan Ballard, had suffered multiple blunt force injuries, D.C. police said in a release Monday.
D.C. Fire and EMS took the boy to a nearby hospital. He was unresponsive and in critical condition, according to police.
Medical personnel tried to save the boy’s life, but he was pronounced dead shortly before 1 a.m. The District’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide on Friday.
Police haven't shared details about how the child may have been so seriously injured. No information about potential suspects was immediately released.
