Updated 9:05 p.m.
A four-year-old girl was discovered dead Thursday afternoon at a Jamaica homeless shelter, police said.
The toddler, Linayjah Meraldo, was found at 12:50 p.m. inside 80-20 134th St., according to authorities.
The location has been identified by published reports as the Briarwood Family Residence, a women’s and children’s temporary shelter.
The girl was found with possible head trauma, reports said.
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