Police Investigate Child's Near Drowning at Chapel Ridge Aparments 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April 8, 2014
BY: Chief Gill Kendrick
Point of Contact: Capt. Tyreece Miller 731-425-8676
[email protected]
Police Investigate Child's Near Drowning
Jackson police are investigating a near drowning of a 7-year-old boy.
Around 8:15 p.m. Monday, Jackson police and EMS responded to the 400 building at Chapel Ridge Apartments after an older brother found a 7-year-old boy unresponsive in the bathtub. When police arrived, the mother was performing CPR on the boy.
The boy was transported to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and then airlifted to LeBonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis. The boy remains at LeBohneur in extremely critical condition.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident is ongoing by police.
The Tennessee Department of Children's Services was notified and is also investigating.
Address/Location
Jackson Tennessee Police Department
234 Institute St
Jackson, TN 38301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-425-8400
Tyreece Miller
Criminal Investigation Divison
[email protected]
731-425-8676