Police Investigate Death Of Baby At Day Care Center In Hawthorne

HAWTHORNE, CA — An autopsy was pending Thursday on the body of a seven-month-old boy who died yesterday at a day care facility in Hawthorne.

Officers responded about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to a call of a child not breathing at a licensed residential day care facility in the 2300 block of 116th Street, according to a statement from the Hawthorne Police Department.

By the time officers arrived at the home, the child — identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office as Jack Johnson — had been pronounced dead by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the police statement said.

Police investigated the boy's death, but no arrests were reported.

Anyone with information regarding the case was asked to contact Hawthorne Police Detective Andrew Salcido at 310-349-2847.

City News Service contributed to this post