Moorhead boy who died under suspicious circumstances identified

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Moorhead, MN) -- Moorhead police have identified the 3-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances as Eastyn Deronjic.

He was rushed to the hospital on Monday after he was found not breathing, and was later pronounced dead. Deronjic's body was taken to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy and his younger siblings are now in protective custody. 

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the death.