Detectives Investigate Girl’s Death in Homestead

Homestead police and Miami-Dade County fire rescue crews responded at about 3:30 p.m. on November 7 to a home near Northwest 12th Avenue and Ninth Court. They found a girl who needed medical attention, and she was pronounced dead at the scene after lifesaving efforts, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s Homicide Bureau has taken over the investigation. Authorities had not said by the morning of November 8 whether they suspected foul play or identified the cause of death.

Emergency scanner audio indicated that a 1-year-old may have been left in a vehicle for hours. Authorities had not confirmed that account or said whether it was connected to the girl’s death.