Investigation Underway After Baby Dies In Iredell County Home

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — "Persons of interest" have been identified in a death investigation underway in Iredell County following the death of a five-month-old baby Sunday, the Iredell County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

ICSO said it received an emergency call Sunday reporting a baby in respiratory distress in a home on Old Mountain Road in Statesville, north of Troutman.

"When the responding deputies arrived on scene, Troutman Fire, and Iredell County EMS were already at the location," ICSO said in a statement. "The child was pronounced deceased by emergency personnel."

Following the child's death, investigators secured the scene and began an investigation, ICSO said.

"Persons of interest in the case were located and interviews were conducted," ICSO said. "A search warrant for the residence was conducted and items were seized from the home."

An autopsy will be performed on the child this week, authorities said.