OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Omaha Police are investigating after a newborn baby was thrown from an apartment window and died Friday morning.

Police say a 16-year-old girl gave birth to a premature baby some time before 4 a.m. Friday at the Kellom-Knolls Apartment complex.  Officers say shortly after birth the teen threw the baby out of her bedroom window and then told her mother what she had done.

The mother told police she immediately went down and found the baby, called 9-1-1 and began CPR.

The infant was rushed to the hospital where it died.  The 16-year-old teen was also taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Police say the investigation is ongoing. An autopsy has been scheduled and charges are pending the results of the autopsy.