A two-year-old child is in extremely critical condition and is unlikely to survive after a fall from a third floor window in Hartford and the child's parents have been detained, according to police.
Emergency crews were called to the 1000 block of Capitol Avenue around 3:30 p.m. after getting a report of a child that suffered a high fall.
When officers arrived to the scene, they found the child with serious injuries. He was transported to Connecticut Children's to be treated.
Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert described the child's condition as extremely critical and said it is a very life-threatening situation. It is believed a screen fell out of the window and then the child fell.
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Boisvert added that the child was not conscious when first responders arrived and he is unlikely to survive.
"I just ran. I ran that way," Jonathan Feliciano of Hartford explained.
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Heart pounding moments for Jonathan after he saw a toddler in the building next door fall from a third floor window.
“I’m in shock. I’m still nervous, you know, he wasn’t moving so I just did what I could. I called the ambulance," continued Feliciano.
According to Boisvert, this was a case of neglect and there were four other kids in the home living in deplorable conditions.
Police don't believe the parents were home at the time of the incident. Both parents are speaking with police and have been detained. Boisvert expects charges will most likely be filed for both.
“It was just irresponsible to have a child out there in the window like that period," Linda Burrell of Hartford says.
Neighbors tell NBC Connecticut they have seen the children near the window before, now heartbroken to see this tragedy so close to home.
"It was horrifying," Burrell noted.
"And I have my seven-year-old son there," added Feliciano.
The state Department of Children and Families is working with the Hartford Police Department as the investigation continues.
