Dad Charged After Infant Dies During Overnight Feeding
BY MN CRIME STAFF
A Minneapolis father is charged in the death of a nine-day-old infant after investigators say the newborn was left unattended and later found unresponsive.
The incident happened Nov. 1, 2025, near the 2600 block of Golden Valley Road in Minneapolis after emergency crews were called for a report of an infant in medical distress.
Kylen George Johnson Allen, 20, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, accused of causing the child’s death while committing or attempting to commit child neglect or endangerment. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
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According to the criminal complaint, dispatch indicated the infant was gasping and unconscious when help was requested. When officers arrived, the nine-day-old boy was already inside an ambulance where paramedics were performing CPR. Officers observed the infant was grey in color just before he was transported to a hospital while in full cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead there a short time later.
Medical professionals told investigators the child was pale and cold to the touch upon arrival, leading them to believe he had likely been deceased for some time before reaching the hospital. Records also showed formula or breast milk had to be suctioned from the infant’s mouth and throat.
Allen initially told officers he had left the baby with a neighbor while he ran an errand on the south side of Minneapolis and returned to find the child with a mark on his lip and breathing slowly before calling 911. Investigators later obtained surveillance video that did not show any exchange of the infant with a neighbor as described.
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The child’s mother, identified in court records as A.P., was interviewed after leaving the hospital and first repeated the same account. Investigators say she later admitted the story was false after being confronted with surveillance footage and said Allen instructed her what to tell police.
During a subsequent interview, Allen also acknowledged he hadn’t been truthful. He told investigators he placed the infant in a U-shaped neck pillow with a bottle propped in place and wrapped a towel around the child’s head to hold the bottle during the infant’s 3 a.m. feeding. He then reported falling asleep in another room for several hours. When he returned, he found the infant face-down in the pillow, with a red mark on his face and breathing abnormally, at which point he called 911.
An autopsy conducted by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be undetermined but stated positional asphyxiation couldn’t be ruled out and was consistent with Allen’s account of how the infant had been left.
Court records state Allen and the child’s mother have another child together who is not in their care because of prior concerns involving abusive head trauma.
Prosecutors requested a warrant for Allen’s arrest, noting the seriousness of the allegations. Court filings indicate he is not yet in custody and a booking photo is not yet available.
