1-year-old girl found unresponsive in West Philadelphia dies: Homicide Unit investigates

Philadelphia police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl who was found unresponsive inside a West Philadelphia home Sunday afternoon.

What we know:

Officers responded around 2:25 p.m. to the 3800 block of Fairmount Avenue for a reported hospital case involving a choking child, according to police.

When officers arrived, they located Aura Harnett-Baxter, who was unresponsive.

Medics transported the child to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was pronounced dead at 3:13 p.m.

The investigation

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the child’s death. Police have not released additional details.

The Source: This article is based on information provided by the Philadelphia Police Department.

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