Joplin Police are investigating the death of a 9-month-old baby.

Officers were called to the scene of a Joplin apartment complex around 8:30 yesterday morning after receiving a 9-1-1 call about an emergency involving an infant. Upon arriving on the scene, first responders discovered a 9-month-old baby who was unconscious and not breathing. Life-saving measures were taken, but the child was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Police detectives have opened an investigation into the death, and an autopsy is pending to determine the cause and manner of the infant's death.