JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two children are dead after suffering some kind of medical emergency at a Southside home Saturday afternoon.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit, police and paramedics responded to the 2100 block of Cromwell Road around noon in response to a medical emergency involving two children.
Lt. Adam Blinnat said when officers arrived, they found two children "unresponsive." "Life-saving efforts were performed," Blinnat said, "but sadly both children were pronounced deceased."
The Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Unit both responded to the Southside Estates home. Although it is early in the investigation, police have been told "that both children were playing in the home and, when checked on, both were found unresponsive."
He said other adults and other children were home at the time and are currently being interviewed.
The Medical Examiner’s Office must still determine the cause of death, and police don't yet know if the incident was an accident or if foul play is involved.