Boy, 5, dies after falling ill at Chicago migrant shelter in Pilsen
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Detectives are investigating after a 5-year-old boy died after getting sick at a migrant shelter Sunday afternoon in the Pilsen neighborhood.
Police said the boy was not feeling well Sunday afternoon and was taken from the shelter near Cermak and Halsted to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the boy as Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero.
The shelter houses approximately 2,300 migrants, according to records from the City Council Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, in a statement, said he is saddened by the death of the child, adding the city will support the family.
"My heart and my prayers go out to the Martinez family. The City will continue to provide resources and support to them during this difficult time," Johnson said.
Area 3 detectives were investigating.
