June 23, 2018 – 6:40 pm
A one-year-old boy died last month after a stove fell on him in the northeastern valley, officials said.
The boy’s mother told the police that a stove fell on him around 6:50 pm. May 27 at 5370 E. Craig Road, spokesman for the Department of Metropolitan Police Jay Rivera said. The boy died at the University Medical Center.
He was Lukas Smith of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. He died of traumatic asphyxia and his death was declared accidental.
A report from the Clark County Family Services Division showed that the organization had no background with Lukas or his family.
No arrests were made, but the boy’s brothers and sisters were placed with his father while the authorities were investigating, Rivera said earlier this month.
A GoFundMe page has been set up in his name to cover funeral and moving expenses.
Messages requesting feedback from fundraising organizers have not been returned.
Contact Mike Shoro at [email protected] or at 702-387-5290. To follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.
5370 E. Craig Road, Las Vegas
