Newborn baby found dead in alleyway after being dropped from 4th floor window shortly after birth

The baby was found early Thursday morning in the Skid Row neighbourhood of downtown Los Angeles, also home to one of the largest stable homeless populations in the country

A newborn baby has been found dead in an alleyway after being dropped from a fourth-floor window shortly after being born, according to police.

The baby was found early Thursday morning in the Skid Row neighbourhood of downtown Los Angeles, also home to one of the largest stable homeless populations in the country.

Fire responders received the call at 5:27 a.m. and pronounced the newborn dead at the scene. Police believe the baby was dropped from the building shortly after it had been born.

Investigators located a woman who had been transferred to a nearby hospital for pelvic bleeding a few hours before the baby was discovered. The woman was detained for questioning and released pending further investigation, police said.

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