Infant's Death Ruled A Homicide: Elgin Police

Elgin IL

15 March, 2021

11:06 AM

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ELGIN, IL — A 3-month-old Elgin boy's death last week was declared a homicide Saturday by the Cook County medical examiner's office. Malik Davis died Friday at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago after he was taken there for treatment several days earlier, Elgin police said. Malik died from blunt-force trauma to his head, which he suffered March 8, the medical examiner's office said Saturday. Elgin Man To Serve 5 Years In Prison For Fatal DUI Crash In 2017 Elgin police were called around 9 a.m. March 8 to the 0-100 block of Longwood Place to help a child in "medical distress," the department said in a Facebook post. Malik was first taken to AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin before being transferred to Lurie Children's Hospital, police said. Mass Vaccination Site To Open At Former Batavia Sam's Club Elgin police have opened a homicide investigation into Malik's death and are asking anyone with information to call the department's Major Investigations Division at 847-289-2600. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is also investigating Malik's death, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. DCFS workers have previously made contact with the family, the report states. REGIONAL NEWS: 125 School Employees Out Sick After Getting 2nd Vaccine: ReportElgin To Get $1.2M In Rebuild Illinois Transportation GrantsTexas Family Used Aurora Address To Commit Voter Fraud: OfficialsManhunt Ends With Domestic Battery Charges For Kane County Man