Girl, 5, found dead in Bronx

A medical examiner will determine what lead to the death of a five-year-old girl inside her home on Creston Avenue in the Fordham section of the Bronx.

Police say the responded to a 911 call about the child at about 3:40 a.m. Tuesday.

Janiah Castillo was unconscious and unresponsive with no signs of obvious trauma.

She was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

A police investigation was underway.

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