Door kills girl in Philadelphia when a metal grate dropped on child during a sorority and fraternity fundraiser Saturday. Despite attempts of '20 to 30 men' to lift the grate off the three-year-old, the falling door still ends in tragedy and door kills girl in Philadelphia.
Door kills girl in Philadelphia named Wynter Larkin. According to the Associated Press, Larkin was together with her mother at Rita's Water Ice store in north Philadelphia at the time. Police and witnesses said that suddenly door kills girl in Philadelphia as the falling grate trapped the little girl below it.
The Guardian reports that members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity rushed to help the girl from under the grate and give her CPR. Despite the girl being taken to Hahnemann University Hospital, door kills girl in Philadelphia as she was pronounced dead on arrival.
On Sunday, authorities said they are still investigating how a door kills girl in Philadelphia. It is still unclear how a metal security grate just happened to get detached and fall from its facade in the Italian ice shop.
Door kills girl in Philadelphia incident reportedly occurred in front of dozens who also tried to rescue her.
According to police Inspector Christine Coulter, the police are already broadening their investigation of the reason for the door kills girl in Philadelphia incident. The widening of the investigation reportedly now involves all other buildings on the block most especially their security grates. However, at this point Coulter said that the incident still appears to be "a horrible tragedy."
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia medical examiner's office has not commented on the incident of door kills girl in Philadelphia. The office was supposed to be asked for comments on their role in the investigation but they have reportedly not returned any calls or emails.
KYW-TV asked witness Tracey Stanford regarding the door kills girl in Philadelphia incident and Tracey said, 'It took about 20 to 30 men to get that awning off of the baby. When they finally got it up off of her, she was just lying there, lifeless.'
Commissioner Carlton Williams of the Department of Licenses and Inspections said in an emailed statement that despite the tragedy of door kills girl in Philadelphia, the store had no open violations and there were also no other problems with its security gate.
Williams said on his emailed statement on the door kills girl in Philadelphia tragedy, 'The Department of Licenses and Inspections will only inspect these gates upon report of a complaint of an apparent defect.'
Still, Williams noted that the ice shop's owners will still be held responsible for their store's maintenance, care and inspection.
Photos from the scene of the door kills girl in Philadelphia tragedy shows a black metal gate lying on the sidewalk with pink balloons still tied to it. The metal gate can be seen in front of the ice shop's red-and-white striped awning. The balloons appear popped and trapped underneath the gate. The gate is rolled down after business hours to prevent crime.
Door kills girl in Philadelphia incident was addressed by a Spokeswoman Linda Duke for Rita's Italian Ice, the parent company of the store. She said, 'Our hearts and prayers go out to the child's family. Due to the current investigation we really cannot comment about the unfortunate incident.'
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