WASHINGTON – A baby boy has died after his father found him unconscious, police say.

D.C. police say they responded to a call about an unconscious body in the 1000 block of Barnaby Terrace in Southeast just before 5 a.m. Thursday. The father found the 3-month-old and took him to a hospital, where he later was pronounced dead, police say.

Police say the boy’s cause of death is under investigation.

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