MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff’s investigators are calling the death of a Marion County girl a homicide.
Paramedics and deputies rushed to a home in Citra around noon on Thursday, after getting a call about an unresponsive child there.
The girl was rushed from the home to a hospital, but later died, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
Investigators said deputies learned that a man at the property had harmed the child.
The home is located along NE 44th Avenue south of Spinks Road.
MCSO said detectives are now questioning a suspect in the case.
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