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

The Brief

  • A 1-year-old girl was found unresponsive inside a West Philadelphia home Sunday afternoon.
  • The child was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was pronounced dead.
  • Philadelphia police say the Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances.

PHILADELPHIA 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.

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