The incident occurred in New Haven County around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Mayflower Motel in Milford.
According to Milford Police, officers responded after the motel reported the cleaning staff had found the dead infant.
"Our officers performed CPR on the infant until paramedics arrived and took over life-saving measures," the department said.
The infant was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital and was pronounced dead.
Milford PD Detectives and the Milford State’s Attorney’s Office are investigating.
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