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Infant dead near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road

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PHOENIX — Phoenix police say that a very young child died near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road early Sunday morning.

Just after 5:30 a.m., officers received a call about a child not breathing.

When they arrived, they located the child, and firefighters treated the child before taking the infant to a local hospital.

The child was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police have not said what led to the child's death, but they do not believe the death is suspicious.