Dead trans male found in Boston apartment where 4 children discovered living in squalor with 6 men

On Saturday, members of the Boston Fire Department found four children between the ages of 5 and 10 being hid in the back room of an unsanitary apartment run by the city filled with "alcohol, drugs, and sex toys" while responding to a medical emergency. 

According to the Boston Herald, the fire department was responding to a call at an apartment complex on Old Colony Avenue that a trans-identified male had gone into cardiac arrest and needed medical attention. 

They performed CPR on the trans-identified male, but he died of what appeared to be an overdose. The report noted that some of the men were dressed as women when the first responders arrived. 

At-Large City Councilor told the Herald that the kids were found in a back room with "a man wearing a wig claiming to be the father." Though it is unclear if the children were related to any of the six men at the scene. 

"This is sickening," he said. "I was informed by people at the scene that there were drugs, alcohol, sex toys all around the apartment as well as a dead body on the floor.”

The Fire Department incident report said, "The apartment was in extremely unsanitary conditions. Approximately 6 adults, who appeared to be males, were seen in the apartment” and they found "Four children in the back bedroom being hidden by an adult male from first responders.”

“All of the adult parties were being uncooperative and did not provide helpful information. All adults present denied having children inside the apartment,” it concluded.

City Counselor Erin Murphy said that some of those at the apartment tried to stop firefighters from discovering the children. "When he opened the door, he saw four children and what I believe are two adults in the back room, and it was really disturbing to him." 

South Boston State Senator Nick Collins (D) responded to the incident, "Our first responders should be commended for following through and fulfilling their duty as mandatory reporters.” He continued, "No child should be exposed to what these children were allegedly exposed to.”

One neighbor told NBC 10 they are "Pretty traumatized by it and seeing what happened." They continued, "I haven't slept for a couple of nights."

Mille Payoute told the outlet that the victim was a friend of her neighbors and had died in the neighbors’ apartment.

"Just very sad," Payoute said. "I'm keeping her and her daughters in my prayers."

The Department of Children and Families confirmed that they had taken custody of the children in a statement on Wednesday. No arrests have been made in the case, according to police.