SMITHFIELD – Detectives are investigating the death of an infant.
Around 6:55am Friday, Jan. 31, Smithfield Police and Johnston County EMS were dispatched to an apartment on Fieldale Drive where they located a 9 month-old baby. The baby was pronounced deceased.
Smithfield Police Chief Pete Hedrick said the death is not suspicious but authorities are awaiting a report from the medical examiner to determine the exact cause of death.
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