7-year-old boy and his mother found dead inside Brooklyn apartment: police sources
BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after a young boy and his mother were discovered dead inside of their Brooklyn apartment on Tuesday, according to police sources.
Officers responded to 545 Dumont Ave., in Brownsville, just after 2 p.m., after someone called 911 to report a foul odor coming from inside an apartment.
When officers arrived, they entered an apartment inside of the location and discovered two people dead.
The victims, a 7-year-old boy and his 33-year-old mother, were found dead inside of a bedroom, according to police sources.
They say neither of the victims showed any obvious signs of trauma, and there appeared to be no signs of forced entry.
Neighbors who spoke to Eyewitness News outside of the building, said the 33-year-old woman was a bit of a recluse, never came out of her apartment and they rarely saw the little boy.
"She never came out. She didn't open the door for anybody. Never. Never opened the door for anybody. Even if you knocked she never opened," one neighbor said. "I mean everyone is shocked in the building from this. Like God knows whatever happened in there."
Both deaths remain under investigation as the medical examiner's office works to determine their cause of death.
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