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Harris County Deputies Interview Parents After Toddler Found Dead in Katy Retention Pond

Detectives have begun questioning the child’s parents in an active probe into how the toddler entered the Balzano Court pond

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Overview

  • Deputies were dispatched to Balzano Court around 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday after reports of a missing 2-year-old
  • Searchers located the child unresponsive in a nearby retention pond and rushed the toddler to a local hospital where the child was pronounced dead
  • Investigators have interviewed the parents, who remain under scrutiny as part of the ongoing inquiry
  • Authorities have not yet determined how the child entered the retention pond or confirmed who first discovered the body
  • Retention ponds in suburban Katy developments are common and pose known drowning hazards that trigger rapid search protocols when young children go missing