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Roseburg Police Press Release (update) - 06/22/18

On 06-21-18 at approximately 4:12 PM, Roseburg Police Officers were dispatched to Evergreen Urgent Care (2570 NW Edenbower Blvd, Roseburg, Oregon) to investigate a possible death.  Investigation revealed a child had been left unattended in a vehicle in a parking lot adjacent to Evergreen Urgent Care for several hours.  Ambulance personnel responded and transported the child to Mercy Medical Center where the child was pronounced deceased.  The Douglas County Major Crimes Team responded to investigate.  The mother of the child, Nicole Engler (38 year old Roseburg resident), was taken into custody and lodged at the Douglas County Jail, charged with Manslaughter in the Second Degree.  The investigation is on-going and no further details will be released at this time. 

UPDATE (06-22-18):

The child was a 21 month old female.  

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