5 Month Old Baby Found Suffocated

FRIDAY 10:50 am
Mobile County sheriff's deputies have left the home where an infant was found dead this morning.

Lori Myles, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, says investigators believe the 5 month old girl's death was an accident.

Initial reports that a plastic bag was found covering the baby's mouth may not be accurate, but Myles says the child did suffocate.

The sheriff's office will release more details later today.

FRIDAY 9:15 am
Investigators are at a home on Schoener Road where an infant was found dead with a plastic bag over the baby's mouth.

Few details are being released at this hour, but the 5 month old was discovered around 7:30 this morning.

News Five has a crew on the way to the scene. We'll have the latest details on News Five at Noon.