2 arrested after infant found dead at Staten Island NYCHA complex

WEST BRIGHTON, Staten Island (WABC) -- Police arrested and charged two people after a one-month-old died at a NYCHA complex on Staten Island.

Officers responded to a 911 call on Saturday morning about an unresponsive infant at the West Brighton Houses.

Later Saturday, Leonard Thompson, 38, and Jenice Lightfoot, 36, were both arrested.

It is not clear how the baby died. The Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy.

Police say investigators saw signs of trauma to the baby's left arm.

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POLICE ARRESTED AND CHARGED TWO PEOPLE WITH RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT IN CONNECTION TO THE 1-MONTH OLD'S DEATH.