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