Baltimore homicide detectives are investigating the fall of a baby boy from a third-story balcony on Tuesday, police said.

Police were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. to the home on Goodnow Road in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore. Officers found the boy with life-threatening injuries and he was hospitalized in critical condition.

Police said homicide detectives took over the investigation. Police provided no additional information Wednesday morning.

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