By Associated Press - Saturday, June 24, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Police in Omaha say a 10-year-old boy has drowned in a backyard swimming pool.

Police say officers were called to the east Omaha home around 12:30 p.m. Thursday for a boy pulled from a pool.

Officers first on the scene found 10-year-old William Chapman unresponsive, with family members performing CPR.



The boy was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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