Sources: Mother confesses to killing 5-year-old girl in Queens 911 call

First, a heartbreaking tragedy unfolding in Queens as police now investigating a suspicious death of a five-year-old girl. Welcome here to The Noon. I'm Ryan Christopher. As we talk about that devastating situation now unfolding in South Richmond Hill as NYPD homicide detectives investigating this child's death. Let's get right to the scene as Fox 5's Stephanie Bertini is there live. Stephanie, what have you learned so far this afternoon? Hey, good afternoon, Ryan. So the NYPD confirming a five-year-old girl is dead. And according to police sources, the mother of the child called 911 and told the operator that she killed her child. The NYPD says officers responded to a 911 call about an assault at an address here in South Richmond Hill, Queens. It was just before 7 p.m. last night. When police arrived, they say they found a five-year-old girl unconscious and unresponsive. The child was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Police say she was transported in critical condition and pronounced deceased at the hospital. The NYPD telling us no arrests have been made. Police say that the chief medical examiner will be determining the cause of death. Police sources, though, telling us that the child's mother is in custody, being questioned. And back out here live, you can see yellow tape still out here. We know the investigation continues this afternoon. Back to you.