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Investigation underway after baby's body found in Koreatown

Updated December 23, 2020 10:29pm PST

Crime and Public Safety

LOS ANGELES - An investigation is underway after a baby's body was found in an alley in Koreatown.

Police responded to the area of W. 7th Street and New Hampshire street around 5 p.m. Wednesday after someone reported seeing a baby.

Police initially described the body as that of a newborn or a fetus.

The circumstances surrounding the death is not known.

This is a developing story