SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, Queens (WABC) — A 5-year-old girl died after an assault was reported to police in South Richmond Hill, Queens, on Wednesday night.

The little girl was found unresponsive inside a home on 110th Street.

Police say they made the discovery just before 7 p.m. after responding to a 911 call by the girl’s mother.

Police said they found the girl in a bedroom, bleeding from her nose and mouth. She died at Jamaica Hospital. The medical examiner will determine her cause of death.

The mother, in her early 30s, is at the hospital, being evaluated.

Police are also talking to other family members.

There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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