Overview

• Deputies were dispatched at about 8:19 a.m. Sunday to the 44000 block of Beech Avenue after a report of a child not breathing.
• Firefighters and paramedics responded and pronounced the infant dead at the scene, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.
• Authorities identified the child only as a 2-month-old boy, and no additional details about the family were provided.
• The LASD Homicide Bureau was requested to respond, a routine step for infant or unexplained deaths, and detectives are conducting the investigation.
• Anyone with information is urged to call the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.