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Newborn found dead in Tallahassee dumpster

Child death
Posted at 8:42 PM, Feb 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-17 05:57:12-05

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Tallahassee Police are investigating after a newborn was found dead inside a dumpster at Rolling Hills Apartments.

They issued this press release:

The Tallahassee Police Department is currently investigating a death at Rolling Hills Apartments located at 280 John Knox Road.  Officers were notified at 4:20 p.m. and responded to the area to discover a deceased newborn in a dumpster on the property.  The newborn appeared to be an African American female. 

The case has been assigned to investigators with TPD's Violent Crimes Unit.  At this time they are interviewing all known witnesses and processing the scene. Investigators are asking anyone with information about this case to please call them at (850) 891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.