FRANKLIN, Ind. – Detectives from the Indiana State Police (ISP) are investigating the death of an eight-week-old infant found Tuesday morning in Franklin.
Preliminary investigation has revealed the infant was dropped off at a babysitter early Tuesday morning in Pennington Trailer Park in Franklin. Just before 11 a.m., officers from the Franklin Police Department were dispatched to the residence for a medical emergency. When officers arrived, they immediately attempted life-saving measures before the infant was transported to Johnson Memorial Health where the young child was later pronounced deceased.
The cause of death is currently unknown, and an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday in Johnson County. ISP detectives are currently treating this as a death investigation and there is no further information at this time.
