8-year-old girl found dead in bedroom ‘for unknown reason’ under investigation: police

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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