An infant girl died near LAX in Westchester Friday morning.
The baby, a 1-year-old girl, died due to cardiac arrest near the intersection of South Sepulveda and Century Boulevards at about 10 a.m., according to Los Angeles Police Department Detective Borihan.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey said the initial call was made at 9:37 a.m., though the relationship of the caller to the child is unknown.
The caller attempted CPR until the LAFD arrived to take over, but they declared the person dead.
KFI reporter Steve Gregory said on X, formerly Twitter, that “the child died on a bus bench,” adding that “the infant, her sister, and mother [are] all homeless.”
The mother is being interviewed by detectives, while the other child is in the custody of the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services.
On Dec. 27, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass released a statement saying:
“After we became aware of this family’s situation, the Mayor’s Office coordinated with PATH, who was working with LAHSA to extend the housing options for this family and we will now work to identify a longer-term solution, including offering resources for them to reunite with family on the east coast.
The absolutely tragic and devastating incident that unfolded last week is exactly why we need to get people off the street immediately, especially those with children. Many times, unhoused parents with children live in fear of losing their children due to accusations of child endangerment. There are an estimated 9,000 children who are unhoused every night in our city. We will continue our urgent work to bring Angelenos inside to stop people from dying on our streets.”
Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.