Mother and 8-year-old son found dead in Bronx apartment building

Mother and son found dead in Bronx apartment building; 4-year-old girl left alone

A woman and a boy were found unconscious inside an apartment building on Friday, according to police. FOX 5 NY's Duarte Geraldino has the latest.

BRONX - A mother and son were found dead inside a Bronx apartment on Friday night, according to police.

Officers responded to a wellness call to a second-floor apartment on East 233rd Street in the Wakefield section around 8 p.m., where they found a 4-year-old girl and the 38-year-old woman and her 8-year-old son. The two were pronounced dead at the scene.

The 4-year-old was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.

Neighbors reported hearing screams from the apartment in the days leading up to the discovery. Police described the conditions inside the home as deplorable.

"A very nice lady, always polite, always saying hi to everyone, but you could just always seem like there was, you know, something bothering her," one neighbor told FOX 5 NY.

Sources say the city’s child services has an open case involving the family. 

The medical examiner is still working to determine the official cause of death.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.