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Police investigating death of 5-year-old at Redford motel

Posted at 4:30 PM, Jun 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-26 10:40:01-04

REDFORD, Mich. (WXYZ) — Police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old girl in Redford.

Redford police were called to the Inn America Tuesday morning for reports of a child not breathing. They transported her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

On Wednesday, police said a man and a woman were in custody for the girl's death.

It's unclear how the child died. Redford police said an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

An adult was in the room with the child according to police, but their relationship isn't known.

Action News spoke to a woman staying in a motel room nearby. She said the fire trucks and police cars woke her up Tuesday.

"My room is all the way in the front. They’re all the way in the back. That why I ain’t know there was nothing going on until I got up and seen some of my neighbors and they explained to me what was going on," she said.

The little girl was staying at the motel with her mom and brother according to the motel's owner. He wasn't able to say for exactly how long.

Redford police said the prosecutor's office is aware of this investigation.

Capt. Al DiPrima told Action News all people related to the case have been interviewed and accounted for.

This is a developing story.