Police: Mother, man arrested in death of 4-year-old child

MILWAUKEE (AP) - South Milwaukee police have arrested a man and woman in the death of a 4-year-old child.

The Journal Sentinel reports the child’s 21-year-old mother and a 22-year-old man were taken into custody Friday pending charges next week

South Milwaukee police officers and paramedics were sent around 7 a.m. Friday to a residence in the 400 block of Montana Avenue for an unresponsive child.

Police said life-saving efforts were performed, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy will also be performed.