Mobile Police: Preliminary autopsy findings indicate death of child found in car was accidental

UPDATE: According to the Mobile Police Department, the preliminary autopsy findings indicate the cause of death of the 3-month-old child found in a car was accidental.

Police say this is an ongoing investigation as they are awaiting the toxicology report. and no further details will be released.

Originally Published: Dec. 6, 2022 MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Police said Tuesday they are investigating the death of a 3-month-old child found in a car downtown last week.

Cpl. Katrina Frazier, a spokeswoman for the Mobile Police Department, said the child was in the 1000 block of Dauphin Street last week. She said police are withholding further details until an autopsy.

“It’s something we’re investigating,” she said. “Until we get the report back indicating cause of death, we won’t comment.”

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