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Baby found dead in Sunnyside/LIC apartment, police rule it a homicide

39-20 Greenpoint Avenue (GMaps)

39-20 Greenpoint Avenue (GMaps)

Aug. 2, 2016 Staff Report

A baby girl was found dead in her Sunnyside home Saturday and the police have ruled it a homicide.

The police responded to a 911 call on Saturday at around 8 a.m. and found an unconscious baby girl inside her family’s apartment at 39-20 Greenpoint Avenue. The infant, named Alaia Baque, was transported to Elmhurst General Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

On Sunday, the Medical Examiner’s Office determined the death a homicide.

No arrests have been made at this time.