Investigation underway after 4-year-old found dead in S. Wichita home

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department confirmed that investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a 4-year-old child, found unresponsive on Sunday inside a home in south Wichita.

Wichita police and personnel from the Wichita Fire Department responded to the emergency call about the unresponsive child in the 1400 block of South Martinson Avenue, near Martinson and Orient Boulevard, a neighborhood a little north and west of the main intersection of Harry and Seneca.

On the call, first responders found the 4-year-old, who was then pronounced dead at the scene.

As investigators work to determine how the child died, Wichita police reported that there are no apparent signs of physical trauma.

“The Sedgwick County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death,” the WPD specified.