Shalom Guifarro was found dead with body trauma off Lincoln Place.
Highlights
- Shalom Guifarro, 9, was found dead in her home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
- The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- Police have not announced any arrests.
- The Administration for Children’s Protective Services says it is investigating.
- The girl was found unresponsive and had “trauma to her body,” a preliminary report from police said.
- Neighbors said they smelled a foul odor from the home before police arrived Sunday afternoon, and police questioned the girl’s mother, who was taken to the precinct for questioning after officers visited the home Sunday afternoon.