SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — An 11-year-old boy is dead and his grandmother is in police custody after the victim was found unresponsive in a Scottsdale hotel on Sunday, officials said.
Stephanie Marie Davis, 51, and her husband, 33-year-old Thomas James Desharnais, are facing murder charges in relation to the boy's death.
Scottsdale police said Davis is the victim's biological grandmother.
Officials said the child was found not breathing at an Extended Stay America hotel near Scottsdale and Osborn roads in Old Town Scottsdale.
The child was later pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.
Another child was under the couple's care at the time of the incident. The Arizona Department of Child Safety has taken custody of the surviving child.
This is a developing situation. We will update this as more information becomes available.
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