Bayside girl, 6, found dying of pneumonia

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There were no signs of criminality, police said.

Police responded to a 911 call at the 215th Street home around 4:40 a.m. Monday and found the girl unconscious on the floor, police said. Emergency medical staff took her to North Shore, where she was pronounced dead on arrival, according to police.

Doctors initially suspected she had meningitis and had the family and responding police officers checked, but hospital officials later determined the likely cause was pneumonia, police said.