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Boy, 3, dies after furniture falls on him on SW Side
A toddler was killed Tuesday afternoon after a piece of furniture fell on him in Little Village. The incident has been classified as a death investigation.
CHICAGO - A 3-year-old boy was killed after a piece of furniture fell on him Tuesday afternoon in Little Village.
Chicago police officers responded to the 2800 block of South Pulaski Road around 2:30 p.m. for reports of an injured toddler.
The victim was later pronounced dead.
He was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Officer as Johan Garcia.
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The cause of death was compressional asphyxia due to entrapment under a dresser.
The incident has been classified as an accident.
Area detectives are still investigating.