ROCKDALE, Texas (KXAN) – A foster parent in Milam County is in jail charged with murder after the two-year-old girl she was taking care of died in her custody.

According to Rockdale police, emergency crews responded to Sherill Small’s home in Rockdale when they received a 9-1-1 call on Monday evening stating that a child was not breathing and unresponsive.

The child, Alexandria Hill, was flown to Scott and White McLane Children’s Hospital in Temple where she was placed on life support.

Doctors determined that Alexandria had brain hemorrhaging and retinal hemorrhaging in both eyes.

Detectives said the explanation Sherill, 54, gave of the child’s injuries were not consistent with the nature of the injuries determined by the doctors.

The child was removed from life support on Wednesday and Small was arrested for murder the following day.

An autopsy is being performed by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the child’s official cause of death.

Alexandria was placed into Small’s foster home in January; according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service, Small was a licensed foster parent through Texas Mentor.

“We rely on the child placing agencies to do their due diligence in doing background checks and home studies and training for potential foster parents,” explained Julie Moody with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service. “There was one allegation of a previous foster child in her care that had bruising and lead poisoning, but no deficiencies were found.”

Residential Child Care Licensing is investigating the foster home and the agency, Texas Mentor.