10-year-old's death not suspicious, police say

Nash County, N.C. — Rocky Mount police say a 10-year-old boy who died Monday morning was not the victim of an assault.

Police said they were looking at whether the child's death was suspicious. Officers received a report Saturday afternoon of an alleged assault.

The boy, identified Wednesday as Daekwon Brodie, was taken to a local hospital and later transferred to Pitt Memorial Hospital, where he died.

"Subsequent investigation has determined that no assault had occurred; therefore, no further investigation of this matter is warranted," the police department said in a statement.

The department declined to comment further on the case.