Police investigating death of 9-month-old in Homewood
Pittsburgh police on Sunday were investigating the death of a 9-month-old in Homewood.
According to Pittsburgh police, emergency responders were dispatched to the 500 block of North Homewood Avenue just before 9 a.m. for the report of an infant in distress. When they arrived, they found a 9-month-old female unresponsive.
She was taken in critical condition to an area hospital where she died a short time later.
Pittsburgh police Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating.
Paula Reed Ward is a TribLive reporter covering federal and Allegheny County courts. She joined the Trib in 2020 after spending nearly 17 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. She is the author of "Death by Cyanide." She can be reached at pward@triblive.com.
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