LAFD responds to reports of person not breathing, 1-year-old pronounced dead near LAX

Authorities are investigating the death of a 1-year old girl, who was found dead in the sidewalk area Friday morning near LAX at Century Boulevard and Sepulveda. 

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call around 9:37 a.m., to a report of a person not breathing, according to an LAFD representative.

When crews arrived, they provided care and pronounced the child dead at the scene. 

On Tuesday, the child was identified as Yayra Estelle Rutherford.

LAPD's Abused Child Unit has been assigned to the investigation.