BELTSVILLE, Md. – A baby was found dead in a high school bathroom in a Maryland suburb of Washington, officials said.
Citing a Prince George's County police release, news outlets report a preliminary investigation found the baby had been delivered Wednesday, the same day it was found. A school resource officer at High Point High School was alerted to the body early that morning.
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The police release said the "female who delivered the baby" was found at the school and is receiving medical care. WBAL-TV reports that Principal Nicole Isley-Mclure's letter home to parents indicated that the mother was a student.
Detectives are trying to determine whether the baby was stillborn. An autopsy is planned.
No further details were immediately released.