Police and county inspectors are reviewing Seven Springs Apartments after another child fall at the Cherry Hill Road complex.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A child died after falling from a high-rise apartment building Thursday night in Prince George’s County, opening a police investigation and a county inspection review at a College Park complex where other children have fallen.
The fall was reported around 9 p.m. May 7 in the 9300 block of Cherry Hill Road at Seven Springs Apartments. Police said the child was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. Authorities had not released the child’s name, official age or cause of the fall as of Saturday, and police said the investigation remained open.
Prince George’s County police said first responders were called for a report that a child had fallen from an apartment building. Emergency crews treated the child and took the child to a nearby hospital. Local reports differed on the child’s age. NBC Washington reported that the girl was 2, while Fox 5 reported that a relative said she was 4 and had fallen from a 10th-story bedroom window. WTOP reported Saturday that police had not confirmed the child’s age. Police also had not publicly identified the child’s parents or other relatives.
Investigators have not said what happened inside the apartment before the fall. They have not said whether a window was open, whether a screen had been attached, whether any adults were inside the unit or whether detectives found signs of a crime or neglect. Neighbors told local reporters that a window screen was found on the ground near the child after the fall. Police said no charges were pending as of the latest public update. The child’s manner of death had not been released.
The death brought new attention to Seven Springs, a group of older apartment buildings near Cherry Hill Road and the Capital Beltway. Prince George’s County’s Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement is reviewing Thursday’s fall and two earlier child falls reported at the same complex within the past year. County officials told local reporters that the apartments were built in the late 1960s, when building rules were different from current standards. The agency had not announced any violation tied to the fatal fall as of Saturday.
Thursday’s death was the third reported fall involving a young child at Seven Springs in less than a year. In August 2025, a 3-year-old boy fell from a sixth-floor balcony and was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy said after that fall, “No family should ever have to experience such pain and fear.” In November 2025, a 2-year-old fell from a sixth-floor window at the complex and survived, according to local reports. Officials have not said whether the three falls shared a common cause.
The latest investigation is expected to include police work on the immediate circumstances of the fall and an inspection review of the building conditions. Investigators could review witness statements, emergency response records and the apartment from which the child fell. County inspectors are expected to examine whether windows, screens, balconies or other building features met applicable rules. Officials had not released a timetable for the inspection review, and they had not said whether repair orders, citations or other enforcement steps could follow.
Residents and neighbors described a painful scene outside the tower after emergency crews arrived Thursday night. Local reporters said people gathered near the building as first responders treated the child before the ambulance left for the hospital. The complex sits in a busy area of College Park, less than a short drive from the University of Maryland and near major roads connecting northern Prince George’s County. The fatal fall has raised new questions about building safety and oversight at Seven Springs, but officials have not yet issued final findings.
As of Saturday, the child’s identity, official age and exact cause of the fall had not been released. The next public update is expected from Prince George’s County police or county inspectors as the investigation continues.
Author note: Last updated May 9, 2026.