On Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at approximately 1618 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious infant inside of 1330 Webster Avenue, Apt. 2H, within the confines on the 42 Precinct in Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 1-month-old female unconscious and unresponsive.
EMS also responded and transported the infant to Bronx Lebanon Hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
The deceased is identified as:
Monreux Mercado
1330 Webster Avenue, Apt. 2H
Bronx, NY 10456
There are no arrests as of this time.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
