Update: Kennewick police investigate death of 7-week-old

An autopsy is planned Monday to investigate the death of a 7-week-old Kennewick boy.

The Kennewick Police Department said police and medics were called at 5:35 a.m. Thursday because an infant was not breathing at the Highlands Apartments, 3030 W. Fourth Ave. When they arrived, the boy was dead.

Benton County Coroner John Hansens said his office was called about 7 a.m.

“We don’t have a lot of information that we’re going to release right now,” he said. “We’re working with the Kennewick Police Department on the cause and manner of death.”

“We’re still in the very early stages of the investigation, and right now we’re pulling medical reports and gathering other information to provide to the pathologist during the autopsy,” he told the Herald.

“We’re not releasing the name at this time because not at all family members have been notified,” he said.

The police department said the boy lived alone with his parents.

This story was originally published June 1, 2017 at 12:42 PM with the headline "Update: Kennewick police investigate death of 7-week-old."