Police are investigating the death of a young child whose body was found in a Panorama City parking lot Saturday morning.
The unidentified boy, believed to be 3 to 4 years old, was discovered near trash containers in a commercial parking lot in the 8200 block of Van Nuys Boulevard near Titus Street. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission Division arrived at the scene around 7 a.m.
Personnel from the L.A. Fire Department attempted but could not resuscitate the child and pronounced him deceased, LAPD said in a statement. Detectives from the Abused Child Unit are handling the ongoing investigation.
The child’s body appeared to have been left near trash receptacle bins, according to video footage captured on Citizen. The area is surrounded by large parking lots serving a mix of furniture stores and healthcare companies.
The cause of the child’s death is still unknown, police said. An autopsy is underway.
