By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 16, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities have determined that the death of a toddler in Colorado Springs was a homicide.

Police Lt. Howard Black says 3-year-old Bella Ritch died at a hospital after she was knocked unconscious Oct. 2. The El Paso County coroner’s office says she died of blunt-force trauma, and the investigation remains active.

No arrests have been made, and no other information was released.

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