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11-month-old baby dies after alleged child abuse in Detroit

Posted at 4:58 PM, May 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-19 17:43:46-04

Detroit police are investigating after an 11-month-old baby died due to alleged child abuse.

According to police, the baby was left with family on May 17 around 7 p.m. By 9 p.m., the family had taken him to the hospital due to difficulty breathing.

The baby was in critical condition and after investigating at the hospital, they determined the baby had been abused and notified Child Protective Services.

On Friday morning, the baby had died, according to police.

It's not clear where the abuse happened on May 17, but the family does live at a home on the city's west side.

Right now, now one has been arrested but police are still investigating.