Man accused of 2nd degree murder in death of 9-month-old baby

HAMMOND, Louisiana -- A Louisiana man has been arrested on a second degree murder charge for the death of a nine-month-old baby.

According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies responded about 3:45 p.m. Monday, July 3rd to a home on Old Baton Rouge Highway in Hammond, where they found an unresponsive infant.

Deputies tried to revive the baby, but the baby was pronounced dead.

Investigators have booked 28-year-old Benjamin Joseph Carter Sr. of Hammond with one count of second degree murder.

The baby died of blunt force trauma, investigators said.

The investigation is ongoing.