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.
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.