A 4-month-old Bronx boy died from having cocaine in his system, police said Thursday.
Little Ariel Gonzalez’s 34-year-old mother called 911 about 9:10 p.m. Aug. 10 to report the baby was unconscious inside the family’s home on Eagle Ave. near E. 156th St. in the South Bronx.
Medics rushed the boy to Lincoln Hospital but he couldn’t be saved.
On Wednesday the city Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide after an autopsy revealed he had cocaine in his system. The official cause of death is acute cocaine intoxication, police said.
No arrests have been made as cops continue to investigate how the boy was exposed to the drug.
Police said there had been no prior contact between the family and the city’s Administration for Children’s Services.