<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Friday,  April 26 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
News / Nation & World

Infant found covered in white powder dies in Los Angeles

By Associated Press
Published: October 19, 2017, 10:57am

LOS ANGELES — An infant died and a young girl and a woman were hospitalized after they were found naked, unconscious and covered with a white powder in a store parking lot early Thursday, Los Angeles police said.

Officers responded shortly before 2 a.m. to reports of a female voice screaming near the market in a South Los Angeles neighborhood, according to Officer Irma Mota.

The three victims were found naked on the pavement next to a car, covered in a large amount of the powder, she said.

All were rushed to a hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead, Mota said. The 8-year-old girl was stable and the 26-year-old woman — believed to be the girls’ mother — was in critical condition.

A hazardous materials team determined the white powder was not dangerous to the public and was likely a baby product, possibly baby powder.

The victims showed no obvious signs of injury, Mota said.

Detectives were looking for surveillance footage and canvassing for witnesses.

Loading...