CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Clarksville have arrested a woman in the death of her infant daughter in a hot car.

City police said Courtni Lee Nichols of Palmyra left her baby in her car, parked at a restaurant while she went next door to the Yes Deer Lounge.

Police were called late Tuesday afternoon about an unresponsive child.

Sergeant Cheryl Anderson said the baby was taken to Gateway Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Police have charged Nichols, who is 24, with first-degree murder.

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