Infant death investigation: 4-month-old girl found dead in Houston hotel room, Harris County Sheriff’s Office says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators are investigating what they are calling the “suspicious” death of a 4-month-old child at a Days Inn in Mission Bend.

They were called to the hotel, off Rancho Mission Drive, around 1 p.m. Sunday. Maj. Earl Dean of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said hotel management called 911 and reported the child was not breathing in a particular room.

Dean said investigators are still looking into how management discovered the infant’s death.

Investigators told ABC13 the little girl, identified by her family as Brooklyn, did not have a crib. They said it looked like she was sleeping in a drawer.

Brooklyn’s body was discovered in the hotel room where she was staying with her 2-year-old brother and parents.

Earl said there was no obvious trauma to Brooklyn’s body. However, the child abuse and homicide units were both on scene Sunday.

Earl said homicide is investigating the case. CPS was also on scene to deal with the girl’s brother.

“(Death is) under suspicious circumstances,” Earl said.

Investigators told ABC13 they are unlikely to know how the girl died for weeks until they receive the medical examiner’s findings.

As of early Sunday evening, no charges had been filed in the case, and investigators said it was unlikely charges would be filed for weeks.

The girl’s mother, aged 20, and her father, aged 39, were arrested for questioning.

Investigators contacted Polk County regarding the arrest of the girl’s father on several active warrants for violent crimes he has in the area.

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