The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 3-year-old was found dead at an apartment complex in Harvey on Monday morning.

The Jefferson Parish coroner's office has ruled the manner of death a homicide. The preliminary cause of death is asphyxia due to suffocation/smothering. Advertisement

According to Sheriff Joseph Lopinto, deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Manhattan Boulevard around 7:40 a.m. Monday.

Lopinto said the child's mother reported that her son was dead.

When deputies entered an apartment on the property, they found a 3-year-old boy dead.

The child's mother was found with what appeared to be self-inflicted cuts, according to Lopinto.

She was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Lopinto said his deputies have not been

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