By: Richard L. Smith

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation after a heartbreaking tragedy claimed the life of a two-year-old boy early Saturday morning in Newark.

According to a statement released by Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Newark Police responded to 455 Elizabeth Avenue around 7:00 a.m. on November 15, 2025, following reports that a child had fallen from a 20th-floor window.

When officers arrived, they found the toddler unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the circumstances surrounding the fall remain under active investigation.

No additional details have been released as detectives work to determine how the child accessed the window and what led to the f

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