Overview

• LAPD’s Juvenile Division-Abused Child Unit is canvassing nearby surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses to trace the child’s final hours
• The Los Angeles County coroner has begun an autopsy to establish the toddler’s cause and manner of death
• The boy, estimated at 3 to 4 years old, was found near dumpsters in a Panorama City parking lot on July 12
• Authorities report no arrests have been made as they continue to withhold the child’s identity pending family notification
• A community vigil at the scene has highlighted local concerns over child safety and welfare