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Investigators rule death of an infant over the summer as a homicide

Medical examiners say a 4-month-old boy in Melrose died of acute cocaine intoxication. 

Valerie Ryan

Nov 14, 2024, 5:27 PM

Updated 6 days ago

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Police say in August, officers responded to a 911 call on Eagle Avenue in Melrose.
That's where they discovered 4-month-old Ariel Gonzalez unresponsive and unconscious.
He was taken to Lincoln hospital where he died.
"It just makes me upset. Especially that it's a 4-month-old baby." said Elizabeth Delafuente, a neighbor.
Other neighbors tell News 12 the family kept to themselves and had not seen them in a few months. However, News 12 was told the family does still live in the home. Crews knocked on the door, but nobody answered.