CHICAGO (WGN) - A woman has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 2-month-old boy on the city's Far South Side.

Chicago police said just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, a 2-month-old boy - later identified as Kayson Flowers - was found unresponsive inside a home in the 200 block of West 106th Street in Roseland.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported Kayla Flowers, Kayson's mother, dropped Kayson off at his father’s home on April 19. The father returned Kayson to Kayla on April 28, and told her Kayson was asleep inside a stroller.

Kayla quickly realized Kayson was unresponsive. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to authorities.

Police were notified of the situation and began a death investigation while waiting for a

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