6-month-old baby found dead in South L.A. dumpster investigated as homicide
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Set us as preferred A 6-month-old baby was found dead in a dumpster Monday evening in South Los Angeles, according to authorities.The Los Angeles Police Department responded around 10:30 p.m.Monday to the area of Alba Street and Long Beach Avenue to investigate a death.The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and took the infant, who was found in a dumpster, to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the LAPD.A person has been detained for questioning in connection with the case, police said.
KABC-TV reported that the baby was between 4 and 6 months old and was left in the dumpster in the last 24 hours.Her death is being investigated as a homicide, the outlet reported.
A couple at the scene told KABC that the baby might be their granddaughter.They told the TV station that their daughter gave their granddaughter to the baby’s father the previous night but hadn’t heard from him since.
“We’re just trying to make sure it’s not her....
She needs to call us so we can all be at ease,” Laura Lacey said.“We need to know that’s not her.”The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
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Follow UsSummer Lin is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team.Before coming to The Times, she covered breaking news for the Mercury News and national politics for McClatchy’s publications, including the Miami Herald.
An East Coast native, Lin moved to California after graduating fr...