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L.A. County Father Arrested on Suspicion of Murder After Child Found Dead in Car

The District Attorney has not received the case for filing.

A 1-year-old child was found dead Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in a car on the 300 block of Chanson Drive in the View Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Google Maps)
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Overview

  • Deputies responded Tuesday afternoon to the 3800 block of Chanson Drive in View Park–Windsor Hills on a report of a child not breathing.
  • Paramedics pronounced the child dead at the scene after the child was found unresponsive inside a vehicle.
  • Edwin Johnson, 40, was initially arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and child neglect before being booked on suspicion of murder.
  • Johnson's bail was set at $2 million, and an arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 12 at the LAX Superior Court.
  • Detectives have not released details about what led up to the death and ask anyone with information to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.