A newborn baby was found dead on a Phoenix street, leaving neighbors horrified, according to police in Arizona.
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A report of an injured child on a Phoenix street led to the discovery of a dead newborn, Arizona police told news outlets.
“This absolutely horrible,” neighbor Joel Coplin told KPNX. “They thought it was a doll at first, but it wasn’t.”
Police are responding to reports of an injured child found a newbornestimated to be born at 20 to 24 weeks, at 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, KNXV reported.
The district is located near a a large camp homeless, reports AZ Family.
Coplin told KPNX that a neighbor told him someone had set fire to something. According to Coplin, when residents went to put out the fire, they discovered a dead newborn.
Police have not released additional details about the find or the child.
The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy, according to KNXV.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-948-6377.
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