Detroit police investigate death of 1-month-old girl at home on Oakfield Avenue

Police say mother called 911 to report daughter unresponsive on couch

DETROIT – Detroit police are investigating the death of a 1-month-old girl. 

Police from the 8th Precinct said the infant was found dead about 2:41 a.m. Wednesday at a home in the 19700 block of Oakfield Avenue. The mother had called 911 to report she found her daughter unresponsive on the couch.

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Police said there is no reason to suspect foul play at this time. Homicide investigators are on the case, as is protocol with all child deaths in Detroit. 

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