In a heartbreaking scene that has stunned the community, a newborn baby was abandoned Saturday morning at a Dari Mart on M Street in Springfield—just half a mile from McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Yes, you read that right. Someone left a helpless infant at a convenience store instead of walking five more minutes to a hospital where the baby could have been legally and safely surrendered.
Springfield Police said the infant was discovered and immediately taken to a local hospital by officers. Thankfully, she was medically evaluated, admitted to the nursery, and is expected to be okay. But the community’s reaction has been anything but calm…