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Medical examiner to determine cause of South Jamaica toddler’s death

Medical examiner to determine cause of South Jamaica toddler’s death
By Christina Santucci

Authorities were investigating the death of a two-year-old boy from South Jamaica Tuesday afternoon, the NYPD said.

Emergency responders were called to a home on 156th Street between South Road and 107th Avenue at about 3:15 p.m. and found an unconscious toddler inside, police said.

The boy, who was identified as Naizer Reid and live at the house, was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to cops.

The city’s medical examiner would determine the child’s cause of death and an investigation was ongoing, police said.

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