Newborn Found Dead Near USC Apartments

A full-term newborn girl listed by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as about 19 hours old was found dead around 1:30 a.m. at the Cardinal Gardens Apartments near the University of Southern California and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have classified the case as an undetermined death pending the coroner’s examination. The LAPD’s Juvenile Division is investigating and police have not publicly identified those involved. Hours earlier, first responders had gone to the same complex for a 20-year-old woman reported to be having breathing trouble and a Citizen-app report suggested a child may have been left alone, but police say it is unclear whether the incidents are related. Nearby students described the discovery as shocking, and officials said the investigation is ongoing as they await more information from the medical examiner.