A minor dies in Homestead and county detectives investigate the case
The girl died Saturday after a medical emergency at a home. Authorities had not confirmed whether she was inside a vehicle or what caused her death.
A girl died on Saturday, November 7, in a Homestead home, after a medical emergency was reported during the afternoon in the neighborhood. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office reported that Homestead Police officers and county fire and rescue teams arrived at the scene around 3:30 p.m. There they found the minor in need of medical attention. The girl was pronounced dead in the house. First responders tried to revive her, but were unable to save her. The Sheriff's Office did not release her identity or specify her age. It was also unclear where the minor was when the first deputies arrived.
Before Sunday, testimonies from neighbors and emergency communications described the girl as a baby and suggested that she may have remained for hours in a car exposed to the heat. The Sheriff's Office confirmed that the deceased was a minor, but did not ratify that version or indicate the cause of death. Therefore, the circumstances of the emergency and death remained under investigation. Authorities responded to a call about a medical situation and found the girl in the home. It was not publicly reported if the emergency had started inside the car described in those reports.
Detectives from the Miami-Dade Homicide Bureau were in charge of the investigations into the death. Homestead Police confirmed that a minor had been found dead after the medical alert. As of the morning of Sunday, November 8, authorities had not communicated whether they considered a crime to have been committed. Nor had they disclosed the circumstances that preceded the death. The investigation remained in the hands of county detectives, while authorities had not yet specified the cause of death. The girl died at the scene where emergency teams responded.
The report that the girl was able to spend time in the vehicle was supported by neighborhood accounts and emergency communications cited in the information about the case. Without official confirmation, that version does not establish how the death occurred. Police action began after the alert for a medical emergency, and rescue teams tried to revive the girl in the house. The death was pronounced there, while detectives took over the investigation. Homestead Police and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office participated in the response and subsequent actions. As of Sunday morning, neither the identity of the girl nor a determination on the cause of her death had been announced.
The case brings together two aspects that the authorities had not publicly connected: the medical emergency attended to in the house and the reports about a possible stay of the girl in a car in the heat. The Sheriff's Office confirmed that the minor died, but did not confirm that possible relationship with the vehicle. Investigators had also not indicated whether they suspected the commission of a crime. Homicide detectives were still in charge of the case, with the circumstances of the emergency or death not having been disclosed as of Sunday morning, Nov. 8.