Can you help? Ohio parents wanted for death of 3-year-old son
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Canton Police Chief John Gabbard said officers responded to reports of an unresponsive child in the 3100 block of Gilbert Circle NE at 9:30 p.m. on May 5.
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The 3-year-old boy was found in his bed not breathing, WOIO-19 reported.
Medics took the child to the hospital, where he later died.
The Canton Police Department identified the boy as Berko Givens.
Detectives now have arrest warrants for the child's parents, Demetres S. Givens, 42, and Jamie L. Thompson, 37, according to WOIO-19.
They are both wanted on involuntary manslaughter and endangering children charges.
Gabbard told WOIO-19 that Givens and Thompson have not been found.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts or any other information on the boy's death is asked to call the Canton Police Communications Center at 330-649-5800, the Canton Police Detective Bureau at 330-489-3144, or the U.S. Marshals Task Force at 1-877-WANTED-2.
Anyone who wants to report an anonymous tip can use the Stark County Crime Stoppers or Tip411.
According to WOIO-19, a photo of Thompson was not immediately available.
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