Saratoga Springs police were investigating how an infant died in a “possible homicide,” according to a Thursday news release.
The release from the city said that someone called police Wednesday morning, and when police arrived to investigate, the child was declared dead.
A suspect was taken into custody, the release said, but no formal charges had been filed as of Thursday.
The baby’s family as well as the suspect in custody are cooperating with officers conducting an investigation into the incident, said Saratoga Springs city spokesman David Johnson.
Johnson noted that the department is “handling the investigation with the utmost sensitivity and care out of respect for the family and to ensure the integrity of our investigation.” He said that it’s “hard enough” for a family to deal with the death of an infant without added stress from publicity.
“We want to ensure that our investigators have adequate time to conduct their investigation to accurately put the facts together before we release further information,” Johnson said.
Police were waiting for an autopsy to tell them exactly how and when the infant died, Johnson said. No additional information will be released — including the baby’s time, place and cause of death; relation to the caller; and relation to the suspect — until police conclude their investigation, he added, citing the ongoing investigation.
An estimate of how long the investigation might take was also unavailable.
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