MIAMI – Authorities are investigating after a child fell from a high floor of a Miami apartment building.
It happened Thursday night in the area of the 1200 block of Northwest Second Street in the Little Havana neighborhood.
According to police, a 5-year-old fell from a fifth-floor window. Family members identified him as Dontavis Ponder and have set up a GoFundMe to help with expenses.
Noon update:
The child was rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Authorities did not provide any information regarding the circumstances that led up to the child’s fall, or if anyone will be facing charges.