LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) - A death investigation is underway in Lawrence after a 13-year-old Amesbury girl was brought to Lawrence General Hospital dead.

The girl, whose name was not released, was dead when she was dropped off at the hospital’s emergency room about 4:47 p.m. Monday, according to a spokeswoman for the Essex District Attorney’s Office.

Her death is being investigated by the Essex District Attorney’s Office, the Lawrence Police Department, and the Essex State Police Detective Unit.

The cause and manner of her death have not been released.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is performing an autopsy on Tuesday.

No arrests have been made in connection with her death.

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