Panorama City: 5 Detained in Connection to Toddler's Death

Investigation into Toddler's Death

• 📌 Five people have been detained in connection with the death of a young boy found in a Panorama City parking lot.
• 🔍 Investigators believe at least one of the detained individuals may be related to the child.

Discovery of the Child

• 💔 The young boy, believed to be about 5 or 6 years old, was discovered deceased in a parking lot on the 8200 block of Van Nuys Boulevard on Saturday morning.
• 🕯️ A growing memorial has been established at the scene where the child was found.

Apartment Complex Search and Detentions

• 📍 A tip led investigators to an apartment complex on the 14,500 block of Lanark Street, less than half a mile from the discovery site.
• 🚓 A search warrant was served, leading to the detention of a man and a woman inside a specific unit, along with two children who were taken into custody by the Department of Children and Family Services.
• 🕵️ Later, around 1 AM, three more individuals—two men and a woman—were detained near Sunset and I've are.

Ongoing Investigation

• ❓ The identities of the deceased child and the five detained individuals have not yet been released.
• ⚖️ The cause of the child's death is also currently unknown.