Just eight hours after his mother dropped him off for his eighth day of care

Just eight hours after his mother dropped him off for his eighth day of care

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Just eight hours after his mother dropped him off for his eighth day of care, 5-month-old Gabriel Griffin was pronounced dead at a Milwaukee in-home daycare.

Savannah Griffin spoke to 12 News just hours after laying her son to rest following the incident at the facility near 56th Street and West Green Tree Road. “He was just the angel for our family to experience because we’ve been through so much,” Griffin told WISN.

Griffin dropped Gabriel off that morning, noting he had a cold but no known health conditions and was not taking any medication. Eight hours later, she received a call that he was on the floor and unresponsive.

Milwaukee mother seeks answers after 5-month-old son dies at daycare — WISN 12 News

“I found out that he was on the floor, and he went unresponsive,” Griffin told WISN. First responders rushed to the scene, but life-saving efforts came too late.

“No health conditions, no medication,” she said, adding her belief that more could have been done to save him.

According to a Milwaukee Fire Department prehospital care report, firefighters responded to the location for a pediatric cardiac arrest. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office stated Wednesday that Gabriel’s cause of death remains undetermined.

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Milwaukee police said investigators do not view the death as suspicious, though the investigation continues. “He can’t speak for himself, and I got to be his advocate, and I got to stand up for him,” Griffin told WISN, urging other parents to thoroughly research childcare providers.

State records show the daycare remains licensed despite being currently closed as authorities investigate.

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