(Coteau-du-Lac) The Sûreté du Québec has opened an investigation into the death of a five-year-old boy, who was found in a residence in Coteau-du-Lac, in Montérégie.
Emergency services were called around 3 a.m. on Wednesday to the residence located on Chemin du Fleuve.
At the scene, police found the child unconscious. His death was confirmed shortly after.
According to Sergeant Marythé Bolduc, who is a spokesperson for the provincial police force, investigators are treating this case as a suspicious death. For the time being, no arrests have been made.
Two other people present in the house were taken to hospital and will meet with investigators when their health allows.
Crime scene technicians were dispatched to the scene on Wednesday, while investigators will seek to meet with people who saw the child in the past 24 hours.