Police Investigating After Bruised Boy, 6, Dies at Hospital

Police Investigating After Bruised Boy, 6, Dies at Hospital
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NEW YORK—Police in New York City say they’re investigating the death of a 6-year-old boy who was found with multiple bruises and a head injury.

Police say officers responded to a report of an unconscious boy in Harlem on Monday afternoon. They say they were told the child was taken to a hospital by his mother, where he was later declared dead.

Police say the boy, identified as Zymere Perkins, had bruises throughout his body.