ENFIELD, Conn. — Enfield police are investigating after a baby was found dead at a motel Tuesday morning.
Police, emergency medical first responders and fire crews responded to Motel 6 on 11 Hazard Ave. at around 11 a.m. Tuesday for what was at first described as a report of a fall.
After investigation on the scene, responders located a dead, apparently pre-term baby, according to police.
FOX61 was on scene and saw that investigators have taped off the area around a dumpster at the back of the building.
Officials are investigating the circumstances of the death.
Connecticut State Police is assisting the Enfield Police Department in this investigation. Additional information was not immediately available.
This is a developing story.
Leah Myers is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at lmyers@fox61.com
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