Ms. Shenita Close, 20, gave birth to her first child, an 8-pound girl, last Friday. However, early Thursday morning, she discovered the baby was not breathing.

She woke her mother, Ms. Donna Diaz, and told her mother the baby, named Sariah, wasn’t breathing. They called 9-1-1, and before paramedics arrived, an officer came and tried to perform CPR on the newborn. Fire Rescue transported the newborn to St. Joseph’s Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Ms. Diaz said the baby girl was perfectly healthy and the family is devastated by the loss.

“This is a shock to all of us, especially my daughter. Needless to say, this is not something we were prepared for, so we are scrambling to come up with the funds for a funeral and a service. We would appreciate any help we can get,” Ms. Diaz said.

Tampa Police Homicide detectives are investigating, and the exact cause of death is pending a Medical Examiner’s examination.