ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A child reported missing Sunday morning from a home at Lakewood Estates was found in a nearby pond and later died, according to St. Petersburg Police.
Officers responded to a call from the home at 11:28 a.m., according to the agency. An officer located the missing boy, later identified as Malik Brown, about a block and a half away, in the 1600 block of Alcazar Way S. at 11:40 a.m., began CPR and called for rescue.
Brown was then transported to an area hospital, where he died.
The investigation is ongoing.
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