7-year-old boy dies of ‘suspicious and extensive injuries,’ Denton police say
A North Texas man was arrested Friday in connection to the death of a 7-year-old boy.
Around 7:30 p.m., police and fire units were called to the 1600 block of East McKinney Street in Denton on a report that a child was having a medical emergency and was unconscious inside a home.
“Medics arrived on scene to transport the child to a local hospital, and notified officers that the child had suspicious and extensive injuries,” Denton police said in a news release. “The child was pronounced deceased at the hospital.”
Police officers later searched the home. The child’s mother and her boyfriend were interviewed at the scene, and police said after speaking with the pair, the mother’s boyfriend was arrested.
Todd Lofton Shaw, 52, was charged with injury to a child.
Denton police said the department “has not had any history with Shaw, nor the family at this address.”
“It is heartbreaking that the death of this child occurred on the first day of National Child Abuse Prevention Month,” the police department added.
Resources are available at the Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas, 972-317-2818 and Denton County Friends of the Family 24-Hour Crisis Hotline, 940-382-7273.
This story was originally published April 2, 2022 at 6:20 AM.
