Two-month-old infant found dead inside Webster Avenue apartment

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A two-month-old infant was discovered dead by police early Sunday morning inside of a west Bronx apartment building, the NYPD announced Tuesday.

The child, Jayde Laboriel, was found inside of a Webster Avenue residence, “unconscious and unresponsive, with no obvious signs of trauma observed” at about 5:50 a.m. She was rushed to Montefiore Hospital where the infant was pronounced dead.

A cause of death has not yet been determined and the investigation remains ongoing by police.

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