US EditionSt. Louis family mourns death of 3-year-old who fell from apartment building window
Police say the child’s father had stepped out to smoke before the boy was found dead outside the building.
- Early Friday, 3-year-old Travis died after falling from a window at Parkview Apartments in St. Louis, Missouri; officers discovered the child's body outside the complex.
- According to relative Terance Hardy, the father had put Travis to bed before stepping out to smoke a cigarette; upon return, he found the apartment door open and the child missing.
- The family describes Travis as a 'ball of life,' while his mother remains in a rehabilitation facility recovering from a shooting that resulted in amputated legs, a struggle Hardy said is 'eating her up.'
- While neighbors suggest the fall occurred from an 11th-floor window, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Child Abuse Unit is investigating; the St. Louis Housing Authority is reviewing surveillance footage and inspecting windows.
- A fundraiser has been established to assist the family with funeral expenses, as the community grieves and the family tells KSDK the search for answers continues regarding the tragedy.
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St. Louis family mourns death of 3-year-old who fell from apartment building window
Officers responding to a missing child report later discovered the 3-year-old’s body outside the building and believe the boy fell from above.
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