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The Brief

A 2-year-old boy died Saturday morning after falling from the 20th floor of a Newark apartment building.

Newark police were called to 455 Elizabeth Avenue around 7 a.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is leading the investigation.

A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded in Newark early Saturday when a 2-year-old boy fell from the window of a 20th-floor apartment, according to prosecutors.

What we know:

According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office , Newark police were called to 455 Elizabeth Avenue around 7 a.m. on Nov. 15 for a report of a child who had fallen from a window on the 20th floor.

The child was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors said.

The incident remains under active investigation by the Essex Coun

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