By Associated Press - Sunday, May 5, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) - Police say a child is dead after being found in a burning car in New York City, and a man is in custody.

Authorities were called around 9 p.m. Sunday to a car fire at the intersection of Baisley and Rockaway boulevards. It’s in the Springfield Gardens section of Queens.

Police say a girl was found in the car in critical condition. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.



Her age and name haven’t yet been released.

Officers also found a man nearby with injuries from burns. He’s been taken into custody. No charges have been filed thus far.

No further details are immediately available.

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