Baby Found Dead In Lower East Side Apartment, Say Police

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — A 9-month-old baby was found dead in a Lower East Side apartment on Friday, police said.

Officers were called to the Orchard Street home between Houston and Stanton streets when the infant was discovered unconscious at 7:28 a.m. When police arrived, the baby boy, Princeton Coaxum, was found unresponsive. Coaxum was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death and a police investigation is ongoing.

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