Updated 11 a.m. Jan. 6

Great Falls Police officers and medical personnel responded to a medical call on the 600 block of 13th Street South around 9:30 a.m. Jan. 3.

The call was for an unresponsive 8-year-old child.

“Tragically, the child was pronounced deceased at the scene,” according to a GFPD release.

On Jan. 6, Sheriff Jesse Slaughter identified the child as Lawrence Brasda.

“An autopsy has been completed but the cause and manner of death are pending further investigation,” Slaughter wrote in an email.

GFPD patrol and detetives, with deputies from the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office are continuing the investigation.

The child has been transported to Missoula for an autopsy at the Montana State Crime Lab.

“The death of any child has a particularly hard impact on a community. We encourage understanding, patience, and compassion for this child’s family and the emergency personnel involved,” according to the GFPD release.

In a release on Jan. 3, GFPD said there was no threat to the public and on Jan. 4, Lt. Tony Munkres said law enforcement investigates any death that was not witnessed by medical professionals and the person wasn’t under a physician’s care.