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SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A baby believed to be around 6 months old is dead after being found in a dumpster in South Los Angeles, and authorities are investigating the death as a homicide.
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The discovery was made around 10:30 p.m. Monday on Alba Street near Long Beach Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities added the baby was left within the last 24 hours.
Responding firefighters took the baby girl, who is estimated to be 4-6 months old, to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Her death is being investigated as a homicide. The LAPD said it was not gang-related and the baby was not homeless.
“We don’t have any suspects. Very few witnesses. Our investigation is ongoing,” said Lt. David Hoskins.
Eyewitness News spoke to a couple at the scene who said the baby who was found might be their granddaughter. They said their daughter gave their granddaughter to the baby’s father around 6 p.m. Monday, but they have not heard from him.
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“We’re just trying to make sure it’s not her… She needs to call us so we can all be at ease,” said Laura Lacey. “We need to know that’s not her.”
Police have not conformed whether the baby that died is in fact the child in question.
ABC7 also spoke with the woman who found the baby in the dumpster. She described the clothes that the baby was wearing as that to be similar to what the family at the scene described their granddaughter was wearing the last time they saw her.
There are resources for any parent who thinks they cannot care for a newborn child under California’s Safely Surrendered Baby law.
A baby can be safely surrendered without penalty within 72 hours of its birth provided the infant is left at a designated fire station or hospital. To find the nearest Safe Surrender site in Los Angeles County, call 1-877-BABYSAF (1-877-222-9723) or find a location online.
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