Two young children, ages 4 and 6, overdosed in South Baltimore

Late Saturday night, Baltimore City Police officers and medics were called to a home in the 1500 block of McHenry Street to investigate a heroin overdose.

Officers arrived to find a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old youngster suffering from the consequences of a heroin overdose.

The children were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, and their current status is unknown.

Child Abuse detectives arrived on the site and took over the investigation.

More details are to come as the story develops.