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2-year-old boy in critical condition after narcotics overdose in Southwest Detroit

2-year-old boy in critical condition after narcotics overdose
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DETROIT (WWJ) -- A 2-year-old boy remains in critical condition after swallowing narcotics that were left out in his home.

WWJ's Charlie Langton reports that police were called to a home on Homer Street in southwest Detroit around 8:45 p.m. on Monday night.


The boy was apparently having trouble breathing and was rushed to Children's Hospital, where he is being treated for an overdose.

Detroit Police are treating the incident as a child abuse case, though it remains unclear if anyone has been taken in custody.