3-year-old boy dies after falling from eighth-floor apartment window, police say

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A 3-year-old boy in Missouri died after he fell from the eighth-floor apartment window, according to authorities.

The Independence Police Department said it all happened at the Independence Towers Apartments around 10 a.m., KCTV reported.

Fire officials detailed that a 3-year-old boy had fallen from an apartment window on the eighth floor.

Officials said the boy essentially fell nine stories.

He was taken to the hospital where officials said he suffered broken bones, head trauma and internal bleeding,

Unfortunately, the little boy died from his injuries.

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