Investigators said the 4-year-old fell from his grandmother’s 10th-floor apartment while three adult relatives were present.
STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford police are working to determine how a 4-year-old boy fell through an open, screened window of a 10th-floor apartment and died Sunday evening, while authorities said they have found no indication of foul play.
The fall was reported around 7:20 p.m. in the 70 block of Prospect Street, according to Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin. Sgt. Sean Boeger of the department’s Major Crimes Unit said the child was found on a patio below the apartment and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police had not released the boy’s name as of Tuesday.
The child was visiting his grandmother’s apartment with family members when the fall occurred, police said. His parents live elsewhere in the same building. Boeger said a parent, the grandmother and another immediate family member were in the apartment with the child at the time.
Investigators said the apartment window was open and had a screen in place. Boeger said the screen could not support the child or prevent him from falling. Police were still trying to establish the events immediately before the fall, including how the boy reached the window.
Boeger said investigators do not suspect that anyone deliberately harmed the child. The department has approached interviews with the family carefully because of the shock of the death and because police are working through language, cultural and religious considerations.
Police did not immediately conduct an extended round of questioning after determining that the case did not appear to involve foul play, Boeger said. Investigators instead gave the grieving relatives time before continuing their effort to build a complete account of what happened inside the apartment.
The case has been handled by the Major Crimes Unit, which investigates deaths and other serious incidents even when criminal conduct is not suspected. Authorities have not announced any arrests or charges, and police have not publicly accused any family member of wrongdoing.
Police also said they were not investigating the property owner for negligence. Boeger said the window involved in the fall did not appear to be different from other windows in the building. The apartment complex’s property manager declined to comment publicly.
Residents reported seeing police vehicles, ambulances and fire trucks surrounding the building after the fall. Some neighbors said they heard distressed relatives and saw a large crowd gather near the property before emergency activity began to diminish later Sunday night.
The Stamford Police Behavioral Health Unit has been providing grief support to the family. Police said the investigation would continue until detectives complete interviews and clarify the sequence of events. The child’s identity was expected to be released after the investigation was completed and the appropriate family considerations were addressed.
Author note: Last updated July 28, 2026.