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Newborn Found Dead in USC Campus Apartment as LAPD Opens Investigation

Officials await the Medical Examiner’s findings to determine the cause and manner of death.

Overview

  • LAPD officers responded to the 3100 block of McClintock Avenue at USC’s Cardinal Gardens, where a full-term infant was found deceased and pronounced at the scene.
  • A coroner’s report cited by NBC4 indicated the baby was approximately 19 hours old.
  • Earlier that evening, LAFD treated a 20-year-old woman with breathing difficulties at the same address and transported her to a hospital.
  • Authorities have not said whether the two medical calls are connected.
  • No arrests have been announced, and USC directed questions to the LAPD.