A 7-year-old boy was found dead in a Lynwood apartment, prompting a homicide investigation that led to the arrest of the victim’s mother, father and grandmother, authorities said Wednesday.
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Century station were contacted at 8:36 p.m. Tuesday by someone at the scene who reported that the child was unresponsive, and responded to the location in the 3100 block of Euclid Avenue to conduct a welfare check.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department also arrived at the location a short time later, where they pronounced the victim dead at the scene. He was identified by the sheriff’s department as a 7-year-old boy.
Authorities detained the victim’s mother, father and grandmother at the scene, where three additional children were also found.
The children — ages 9, 13, and 16 months — were taken into protective custody by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services as the case remains under active investigation.
Investigators identified the mother as 25-year-old Destiny Harrison, who was arrested on suspicion of murder. The father, 25-year-old Daniel Monzon, and the grandmother, 46-year-old Ana Zarceno-Carcamo, were both arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.
Bail for Monzon and Zarceno-Carcamo was set at $2 million each.
“This is an unimaginable and horrific tragedy,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement. “I stand ready to support the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as they investigate this child’s death. My heart breaks for what the other children in this home must have experienced, and it’s critical that our Department of Children and Family Services do everything possible to support them and keep them safe in protective custody.”
Anyone with information about the case was urged to contact the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.