Baby Abandoned At Philadelphia Walmart: Police

PHILADELPHIA — A 3-month-old child was left at a Philadelphia Walmart store, and police are looking for three people in connection with the abandonment incident.

The child, a girl, was found at about 11 p.m. Thursday at the Walmart on the 4300 block of Byberry Road, police said.

Officers were called to the area for a report of a theft and learned from employees that security tried to stop three people suspected of shoplifting.

Those people, two black men and one white woman, fled the store, leaving behind the 3-month-old girl.

The child was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital for evaluation.

Her condition is reported to be good, police said.

The Philadelphia Police Department's Special Victims Unit is currently investigating the incident.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3260, submit a tip anonymously through the PPD’s tip line at 215-686-8477, or dial 911.