PANORAMA CITY (CNS) – Five people have been taken in for questioning in the death of a young boy who was found deceased Saturday morning in or near a dumpster in Panorama City, police said Wednesday.
Their relationship to the child remains under investigation, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, which is not identifying the people detained at this time.
Police found the boy dead at about 7 a.m. Saturday after being dispatched to the 8200 block of Van Nuys Boulevard, just south of Roscoe Boulevard. He was initially said to be 3 to 4 years old, though police on Wednesday described him as 5 or 6 years old.
Broadcast reports indicated the child was found inside a trash bin, but the cause of death has not been released.
Detectives from the LAPD’s Abused Child Unit assumed the investigation.
“Since then, detectives have worked tirelessly. On July 15, a tip led them to a large Panorama City apartment complex in the 14500 blk of Lanark,” the LAPD announced early Wednesday. “Around 9:30 p.m., a search warrant was served at one unit — 2 adults (1 male, 1 female) were detained, and two children were at the unit.”
A vigil for the young victim was taking place as police arrived at the apartment complex, less than a half-mile from where the boy’s body was found, KTLA5 reported.
Then at around 1 a.m., while detectives were still collecting evidence at a second unit, LAPD personnel detained two more men and a woman near Sunset Boulevard and Ivar Avenue in Hollywood.
All five adults were taken in for questioning, and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services took custody of the two children, police said.
No further information was immediately available.
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