UPDATE:
An interim complaint obtained by KGUN 9 provides more details into the death of a 10-month-old child.
The child's father, 28-year-old Jimmy McElroy, obtained temporary custody of the child eleven days before law enforcement received calls that the child was having seizures.
The father originally claimed the child fell off the bed, but later changed the story to say he dropped him.
First responders on scene pointed out the injuries to the child " did not the mechanism described" by McElroy.
The father was in Arizona prison from 2018 until 2023 for alleged robberies. The state prosecutors listed he "repeatedly deceived and lied to detectives" as a reason for the bond recommendation.
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A Tucson man has been charged on suspicion of murder and child abuse following the death of his infant son.
According to a news release from Tucson Police, Tucson Fire was dispatched to a report of a 10-month-old child experiencing seizures at an apartment complex, at 4809 E. Pima St, on Oct. 21.
TFD medics rendered aid and transported the child to Tucson Medical Center. He was found to have serious injuries and was listed in critical condition, the news release said.
The infant was transferred to Banner University Medical Center for emergency surgery.
Detectives determined the infant's injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma. They arrested the child's father, 28-year-old Jimmy Torre McElroy on Oct. 30, and charged him with
two counts of child abuse.
On Nov. 5, the infant died from his injuries, the news release said. Detectives presented their findings to the Pima County Attorney's Office and amended McElroy's charges to second-degree murder and child abuse, the news release said.
McElroy is being held on $500,000 bond.
