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UPDATE: #LASD Homicide**Toddler** Death Investigation, 37700 blk of 50th St. East, Palmdale

A 4^th of July party ended in tragedy Monday night when a toddler fell into a pool and drowned, in the 37700 block of 50^th Street East, Palmdale.

Homicide detectives learned that the 3-year-old boy and his mother were attending a party at the location. After the festivities moved to the front of the residence to watch fireworks, the mother of the child noticed her child was missing and began to search for him.  She located the boy in the backyard pool. The mother immediately pulled the child from the pool and began to render aid until emergency personnel arrived.  

The child was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

It is unknown how long the child was in the water before he was discovered.

There is no further information.

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Crystal Hernandez, Deputy

Kelvin Moody, Deputy

Aura Sierra, Sergeant

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  ********Original News Release************************************************

Date and Time:   Monday, July 4, 2016 at 9:45 p.m.

Location:              37700 block of 50^th Street East, Palmdale

Victim:                   Male Black Infant

Suspect:               Unknown

Unit:                      Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Corina

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide detectives are responding to the 37700 block of 50th Street East, Palmdale, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the apparent drowning death of an infant.

The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

There is no further information available at this time.

The investigation is on-going. 

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

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