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RIVERSIDE — Police are investigating the death of a 2-month-old girl found dead July 4 in its home at 612 Pleasant Valley Ave.

The Montgomery County Coroner's Office identified the infant as Isabella Ritter.

Police responded to a 911 call and found the baby dead in bed with its parents, Riverside Police Sgt. Kim Griffin said. The child was pronounced dead at 1:11 p.m.

"Everything is under investigation," Griffin said.

Griffin declined to give further details on the investigation, but said parents should follow the "ABC's" when putting a baby to bed: Alone, on its Back and in a Crib.

The death follows another infant death that occurred Wednesday after a father apparently fell asleep on top of his 4-month-old son in his Dayton apartment at 3051 Jewelstone Drive.

Perinatal expert Mary Ann Swank of Children's Medical Center of Dayton described that death, which is still under investigation, as a "tragic sleep accident" or "layover death," a phenomenon that kills more than 2,500 babies across the country each year, including four who were seen at Children's last year.

Staff writer Lucas Sullivan contributed to this report.