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Newborn Found Dead in USC Campus Apartment as LAPD Investigates

Police say the death is undetermined pending the coroner’s findings.

Overview

  • Officers responded to the 3100 block of McClintock Avenue at USC’s Cardinal Gardens, where a full-term infant was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, and the case remains classified as undetermined.
  • Earlier that evening, firefighters treated a 20-year-old woman with breathing difficulty at the same address and took her to a hospital.
  • Crews returned about 7:13 p.m. for reports of an infant not breathing, and authorities have not said whether the two calls are connected.
  • No arrests have been made, USC referred questions to LAPD, and a coroner-cited report indicated the baby was about 19 hours old.