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Child found in medical distress not expected to survive, B.C. RCMP say, as homicide team called out

Police say homicide investigators have been called in, after a child was found in medical distress in a small community in the Fraser Valley.

Police called to home in Harrison Mills to assist the B.C. Ambulance Service

A picture of the chest of an IHIT officer, with the words 'HOMICIDE' clearly visible.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says an 11-year-old boy who was found in critical condition in his home in Harrison Mills has now died. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

UPDATE, March 2, 2021:11-year-old boy dies after being found in critical condition in Fraser Valley home


Police say homicide investigators have been called after a child was found in medical distress in a small community in the Fraser Valley.

The RCMP in Agassiz say the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over, after they were called to a home in Harrison Mills to assist the B.C. Ambulance Service when it was dispatched to a medical emergency.

They say the child was taken to a regional hospital where he was in critical condition and not expected to survive.

The RCMP say no other details are being released.

(CBC)