American suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor hotel window in Paris

An 18-year-old American student is in custody in Paris, suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor window of a hotel, prosecution sources confirmed to CBS News on Monday.

The prosecution sources said police were called to the scene in the 20th district, in eastern Paris, early Monday morning. The newborn was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, but did not survive.

The police juvenile protection unit has been tasked with investigating the homicide of a child.