Brad Zinn

bzinn@newsleader.com

STAUNTON - Police said a 6-year-old Staunton boy taken to the hospital last week has succumbed to his injuries.

The unidentified child was officially pronounced dead Wednesday night at 9:26 p.m., Staunton police said.

Child Protective Services called authorities on Feb. 1 after the child was taken to Augusta Health in Fishersville. Police said his injuries included head trauma and bruising. The boy was eventually transferred to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, police said, where he died days later.

The child was reportedly injured at a Staunton residence in the 2000 block of Orange Street. Police declined to discuss details surrounding the investigation or how the boy was injured. On Friday morning, police said the investigation into the child's death is ongoing.

Initially, police said the child died Wednesday night, but then reported on Thursday morning that he was on life-support. The confusion centered around organ donations.

A "Justice for Ezra" Facebook page has been established in connection with the incident, as well as a GoFundMe account.

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No arrests have been made in the case.