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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis police say a man is in custody following the death of his 3-month-old daughter at a hospital on Tuesday.
Online jail records show 24-year-old Curtis Jenkins was being held on a preliminary charge of murder following the incident.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says an investigation into Jenkins began after officers were called to a home in the 3700 block of Station Street on a report that an infant was unresponsive around 3 p.m. Saturday.
First responders arrived, and medics rushed the child to Riley Hospital in critical condition. The girl was pronounced dead by medics at 11:16 a.m. Tuesday.
A probable cause affidavit obtained by News 8 says when Jenkins first spoke with detectives during the child welfare check, he claimed his daughter might have been affected by the heat.
Jenkins told police his daughter became fussy in the backseat of his car after being picked up from her mother. The car did not have a properly working AC, Jenkins told police. Jenkins’ mother also attended the pickup and tried to calm the baby down by giving her some water. ...
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