Maricopa Fire finds dead newborn child

On Tuesday, at 9:17 a.m., Maricopa Fire Department personnel responded to the 44000 block of West Knauss Drive on a medical call.

Upon arrival, fire personnel spoke with a female subject who had just given birth at the residence. They observed an unresponsive, full-term, newborn child.

The mother was transported from the scene to the hospital for medical treatment. Fire personnel pronounced the newborn child deceased at the scene and transported the child to the hospital. The incident is under investigation.

More details will be provided as they become available.