Unidentified Baby | Homicide Watch DChttp://homicidewatch.org/victims/unidentified-baby/Latest news about Unidentified Babyen-usFri, 06 Apr 2012 16:14:30 -0400MPD Confirms Baby Girl's Death a Homicidehttp://homicidewatch.org/2012/04/06/mpd-confirms-baby-girls-death-a-homicide/<p><a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/blog/2012/04/06/mpd-confirms-baby-girls-death-a-homicide/towel-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-8479"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Towel-1-300x154.jpg" alt="" title="Towel abandoned infant was found wrapped With" width="300" height="154" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-8479" /></a>MPD confirmed this afternoon that the <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2012/01/16/infant-death-investigation-press-conference-this-morning/" >death of an unidentified baby girl</a> has been ruled a homicide.</p> <p>The infant, a black female, was wrapped in the towel pictured here. MPD has asked that anyone with information contact them at 202-727-9099.</p> <p>MPD has scheduled a press conference for this evening (Friday) to discuss the case.</p> <p>MPD's press release is after the jump.<br /> <span id="more-8478"></span></p> <blockquote><p>April 6, 2012 </p> <p>Death Ruled as Homicide:<br /> Infant Death in the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE</p> <p>(Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced today the infant death that occurred in the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE, has been ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.</p> <p>On Sunday, January 15, 2012, at approximately 11:34 pm, units from the Fifth District and personnel from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE to investigate the report of an unconscious infant. Upon their arrival, they observed a resident at that location performing CPR on unconscious infant. Personnel from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the infant to Children’s National Medical Center, where the infant was pronounced dead at 2:21 am on Monday, January 16, 2012.</p> <p>Preliminary investigation has revealed that a resident in the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE was walking home when he observed the infant wrapped in a towel on a step of another residence in the same block. The resident and another witness determined that the infant was cold and unconscious, and brought the infant into their home and called 911. The infant is an unidentified black female.</p> <p>On Thursday, April 5, 2012, the Office of the Medical Examiner ruled the infant’s manner of death a homicide and the cause of death as hypothermia.</p> <p>The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.</p> <p>Anyone with information related to this case should call police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.</p> <p>** The infant was wrapped in a towel with multi-colored stripes. The towel is pictured in the attachment.**</p></blockquote> Laura AmicoFri, 06 Apr 2012 16:14:30 -0400http://homicidewatch.org/2012/04/06/mpd-confirms-baby-girls-death-a-homicide/Unidentified BabyLeads, but no ID, in Case of Abandoned Baby Girlhttp://homicidewatch.org/2012/02/03/leads-but-no-id-in-case-of-abandoned-baby-girl/<p><img src="http://homicidewatch.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/towel-250x129.jpg" alt="" title="towel" width="250" height="129" class="size-medium wp-image-7642" /><p class="wp-caption-text">MPD recently released this photo of a towel the infant was found wrapped in.</p>The Metropolitan Police Department has received tips regarding a baby girl found abandoned on Jan. 15, but still has not identified the girl, Lt. Robert Alder said Friday.</p> <p>She was found on a doorstep the night of Jan. 15 and died shortly after. The night she was found was freezing cold. She is a black infant, believed to be approximately one month old.<br /> <span id="more-7641"></span><br /> MPD is conducting a full investigation surrounding her death and will determine if criminal conduct has taken place once the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner releases its report on the cause of death, Alder said.</p> <p>On Wednesday, MPD released a photo of the towel the infant was wrapped in when she was found unconscious in the 3000 block of Channing Street NE at 11:34 p.m. The towel has multi-colored stripes.</p> <p>D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the infant, whose exact age is still undetermined, to Children’s National Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 2:21 a.m. Jan. 16.</p> <p>MPD encourages anyone with information about the case to call 202-727-9099 or anonymously send a text message tip to 50411.</p> Lindsey AndersonFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:41:30 -0500http://homicidewatch.org/2012/02/03/leads-but-no-id-in-case-of-abandoned-baby-girl/Unidentified BabyPolice Seek Help Solving the Mystery of a Baby Girl Abandoned in NE DC Early Mondayhttp://homicidewatch.org/2012/01/17/police-seek-help-solving-the-mystery-of-a-baby-girl-abandoned-in-ne-dc-early-monday/<p><a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/01/infant-girl-found-dead-still-not-identified-71527.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.wjla.com']);">WJLA</a> has the following report from a press conference about the <a href="http://homicidewatch.org/2012/01/16/infant-death-investigation-press-conference-this-morning/" >baby girl found abandoned</a> early Monday morning in Northeast DC.</p> <p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1398131548001&#038;playerID=180211731001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAGuN0bcE~,rS1wzGXkRNnKZBuQ4FRjFM7e28yVdmek&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1398131548001&#038;playerID=180211731001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAGuN0bcE~,rS1wzGXkRNnKZBuQ4FRjFM7e28yVdmek&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object></p> <p>More reports are after the jump.<br /> <span id="more-7496"></span></p> <p><embed width="576" height="324" src="http://media.nbcwashington.com/assets/dev-thep-pdk/web/pdk/swf/flvPlayer.swf?pid=SnNxQqdtyqL_V90iSAr4nBL0Mc7sINxk" flashvars="v=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcwashington.com%2Fi%2Fembed_new%2F%3Fcid%3D137525853&#038;path=%2F/video"allowFullScreen="true" AllowScriptAccess="always" /> <p style="font-size:small">View more videos at: <a href="http://nbcwashington.com/?__source=embedCode" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://nbcwashington.com']);">http://nbcwashington.com</a>.</p> Laura AmicoTue, 17 Jan 2012 18:00:09 -0500http://homicidewatch.org/2012/01/17/police-seek-help-solving-the-mystery-of-a-baby-girl-abandoned-in-ne-dc-early-monday/Unidentified BabyInfant Death Investigation Press Conference this Morninghttp://homicidewatch.org/2012/01/16/infant-death-investigation-press-conference-this-morning/<p>MPD said this morning that a press conference is planned at the homicide branch today to discuss an infant death investigation.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/01/abandoned-infant-girl-dies-in-northeast-d-c--71465.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.wjla.com']);">WJLA</a> reported earlier today that an infant girl, possibly a newborn, died early Monday morning after being found abandoned in Northeast DC. She was found in the 3000 block of Channing Street NE after police received an anonymous phone call about the girl.<br /> <span id="more-7478"></span><br /> <a href="http://wusa9.com/news/article/185053/158/Baby-Found-Abandoned-In-NE-Washington-Dies" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://wusa9.com']);">WUSA</a> reported that the girl was found by a neighbor on the steps of a nearby house.</p> <p>Reported <a href="http://www.wtop.com/?nid=109&#038;sid=2708108" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.wtop.com']);">WTOP</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Ian Milne says a neighbor banged on his door after finding the baby half-uncovered, wrapped only in a towel.</p> <p>He says the baby's hair was matted to its skull and it appeared to be newborn.</p> <p>"Even a knock on the door and then somebody could take care of it," Milne says. "It was freezing last night."</p> <p>It was Stubbs' friend who found the baby as he was walking back from the neighborhood store.</p> <p>The infant was in cardiac arrest when she was rushed to Children's Hospital, where she died early Monday, according to Metropolitan Police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump.</p></blockquote> <p>Reported <a href="http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/infant-girl-found-abandoned-on-dc-street-011612" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.myfoxdc.com']);">Fox5</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Emmanuel Dugger told FOX 5’s Wisdom Martin that he spotted something that looked like a doll, wrapped up in a towel, near the steps of a house.</p> <p>"Once we knew it was a baby, we wrapped it and walked back into the house," said Dugger, who then called 911.</p></blockquote> <p>Reported the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/infant-abandoned-on-northeast-doorstep-in-freezing-temperatures-dies/2012/01/16/gIQAGNkE3P_blog.html?wprss=crime-scene" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.washingtonpost.com']);">Washington Post</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>No cause of death has been determined, and police are investigating. Temperatures at Reagan National Airport dipped below freezing between 9 and 10 p.m. on Sunday night, and at the time the baby was found before midnight, temperatures were hovering at about 28 degrees, according to National Weather Service records.</p></blockquote> <p>Update: MPD has released the following information about the case (video roundup is below):</p> <blockquote><p>January 16, 2012</p> <p>Infant Death Investigation in the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE</p> <p>( Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Special Victims Unit are investigating the death of an unidentified black female infant in the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE.</p> <p>On Sunday, January 15, 2012, at approximately 11:34 pm, units from the Fifth District and personnel from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE to investigate the report of an unconscious infant. Upon their arrival, they observed a resident at that location performing CPR on unconscious infant. Personnel from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the infant to Children’s National Medical Center, where the infant was pronounced dead at 2:21 am on Monday, January 16, 2012.</p> <p>Preliminary investigation has revealed that a resident in the 3000 block of Channing Street, NE was walking home when he observed the infant wrapped in a towel on a step of another residence in the same block. The resident and another witness determined that the infant was cold and unconscious, and brought the infant into their home and called 911.</p> <p>The cause of death is unknown at this time. The investigation is continuing.</p> <p>Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIME (1-888-919-2746). Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.</p></blockquote> <p><object id="flashObj" width="500" height="423" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1393850390001&#038;playerID=180211731001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAGuN0bcE~,rS1wzGXkRNnKZBuQ4FRjFM7e28yVdmek&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" 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