Baby, possibly thrown from building, found dead in downtown LA

LOS ANGELES - An investigation is underway after a baby was found dead on a sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call on Skid Row in the 500 block of South San Pedro Street Thursday. Officers found the baby, but did not find the child's parents.

LAPD believes the baby may have been thrown out of the fourth-story of a building off a bathroom window.

A woman has since been detained in connection to the baby's death, the LAPD said. Officials did not specify the woman's relation to the baby.

"A death report has been completed and this is a coroners case. Abuse Child Unit is the lead investigative entity. The person was questioned and released and the investigation is on-going," the police department said in a statement. 

The exact age of the newborn is unknown.