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UPDATE: Coroner names baby who stopped breathing in dad's bed

Posted at 7:14 PM, Dec 04, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-05 16:20:04-05

UPDATE DEC. 5: The Clark County coroner has identified the baby who stopped breathing while in dad's bed as 9-month-old Cayden Triggs. 

ORIGINAL STORY

An infant in northwest Las Vegas stopped breathing while sleeping in the bed with its father around 4:16 p.m.

The incident occurred in the 2200 block of Torrey Pines Drive, near Smoke Ranch Road.

Emergency personnel performed CPR on the 9-month-old child and transported the baby to Summerlin Hospital. The baby was later pronounced dead.

This is a developing story.