SEVEN CORNERS, VA - Fairfax County Police are actively investigating the “circumstances” of an incident from earlier in July that occurred at an apartment complex in Seven Corners where a reportedly unsupervised child was observed dangling, and subsequently rescued, from an apartment window.
On July 10, Fairfax County Police responded to an apartment building located on the 3000 block of South Manchester Street at approximately 3:17 p.m. after receiving a call about a young child reportedly dangling from one of the unit windows.
With the use of a drone, officers were able to find the location of the apartment unit and child, securing the child’s safety thereafter. Officials confirmed the child at the center of the alleged incident was uninjured.
Washington, D.C.-based news outlet WTOPNews described the site of the alleged incident as a “towering apartment building,” further adding that personnel from the apartment complex refused to comment on the matter and directed any further questions to “the building’s business office.”
Authorities say three other juveniles were inside of the apartment at the time of the incident, but no adults were present. Fairfax County Police noted in a statement regarding the matter, “Detectives from our Child Abuse Unit responded to the scene and are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
As of this writing, Fairfax County Police have not confirmed the ages of the three aforementioned juveniles, nor the age of the child reportedly rescued from the window. Furthermore, officials have yet to confirm any details on potential arrests or charges related to the alleged incident.
Fairfax County, alongside the state of Virginia, does not have any strictly defined laws or ordinances pertaining to specific ages when juveniles can be left unsupervised. Instead, the county defers to the Child Supervision Guidelines established by the Department of Family Services when assessing potential criminal charges regarding unsupervised juveniles.
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