8-year-old girl found dead in bedroom ‘for unknown reason’ under investigation: police
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating after they say an 8-year-old girl was found unresponsive in her bedroom in North Philadelphia Wednesday night.
Police and medics responded to the 1700 block of West Lippincott Street at around 6:39 p.m. due to reports of an unresponsive child.
They say an 8-year-old girl was found unresponsive in her bedroom for an "unknown reason."
Medics performed CPR for several minutes on the child, but she was pronounced dead at 6:57 p.m.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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