On February 23, 2015, City of Fitchburg Police responded to the 3600 Block of Breckenridge Court in the City of Fitchburg, to assist Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel who were responding to a report of an unresponsive two-month old infant. The infant was breathing when first responders arrived. The infant was transported by paramedics to a local hospital and later died.
A forensic autopsy was performed on February 24, 2015 by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office. Any public information related to the forensic autopsy will be released by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
As a result of the investigation, Fitchburg Police Detectives booked Corey L. Holly, age 24, of Fitchburg, into the Dane County Jail on a tentative charge of First Degree Reckless Homicide. Holly is the boyfriend of the infant’s mother and resided with both of them. The investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time.