The Gadsden Police Department is investigating after a baby was found dead in a hearse on Saturday.

WBRC reported the baby girl, under the age of three, was found at the West Gadsden Funeral Home.

“The baby was not in a casket,” the outlet reported.

Police said they are investigating the death as a homicide.

No other information was provided on the case.

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