Authorities were dispatched just before 3:30 a.m. to the 3700 block of Leisure Lane near College Park, Fulton police Cpl. Partrena Smith told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"A resident at that same location found the baby on the porch and notified police," Smith told the newspaper.
A 17-year-old girl left the baby she just delivered on the doorstep of a south Fulton County home as temps plunged below freezing, police said. https://t.co/tUEIdJSSxd pic.twitter.com/YbfBGBUfdS
— AJC (@ajc) March 9, 2018
The baby's umbilical cord was still attached. Officials rushed the child to Grady Memorial Hospital for an evaluation. The baby's condition was not immediately released.
Officers said a 17-year-old woman admitted that she had given birth to the child. She was taken to the hospital as well.
"I'm concerned. It's a baby."
— Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) March 9, 2018
This morning, a baby was found on her front porch. What she had to say about the shocking discovery, coming up on Ch. 2.#SouthFulton @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/6ntqOURigu
Police said Friday they're still trying to determine exactly what happened.
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