Crime & Safety
Newborn Baby Found Dead In Long Island City Hotel Room: NYPD
The infant and her 35-year-old mother were found in a Days Inn hotel room on Wednesday night, police said.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- Police are investigating the death of a newborn baby after she was found unconscious in a Long Island City hotel room Wednesday night, police said.
Cops responding to a 911 call found the unconscious infant with her 35-year-old mother inside a Days Inn on Queens Boulevard at around 7:40 p.m.
Medics performed CPR on the baby girl and rushed her to Elmhurst General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
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A medial examiner will determine the baby's cause of death.
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