FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Tuesday, September 4th, 2018
Sheriff Investigating Death of Infant
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports:
At about 7 a.m. Monday morning (September 3rd), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on North Airport Circle near the Whitfield County line in response to a report of an unresponsive infant. Deputies and emergency medical personnel arrived to find that a 3 month old female infant had died. Witnesses reported to detectives that the baby was alive and well around midnight, but that they’d found that she had expired by morning and immediately called 911. An investigation is underway by the Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office. The State Crime Laboratory will conduct a post-mortem examination as required by law to determine the cause of death.
UPDATE: Thursday, September 6th…thus far investigating detectives have no reason to believe that foul play was involved in the death of the infant.