Post by Scumhunter on Jan 4, 2015 20:28:43 GMT -5
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A 3-week-old girl was missing Sunday from a California home where the baby's mother, father and uncle were found shot, police said.
Long Beach police were seeking an adult male in the shooting but have not said if the man is related to the missing infant.
His motive was unknown but detectives do not believe the shooting was a random act, police spokeswoman Marlene Arrona said.
Officers went to the residence Saturday evening after receiving a call about the shooting and found the two brothers and the baby's mother with gunshot wounds, she said. One of the brothers is the father of the child.
Two victims remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition. The other was treated and released.
The 10-pound baby girl, named Eliza Delacruz, is the focus of an urgent police search.
Authorities asked anyone who knows of someone bringing home an infant under suspicious circumstances to call the police or take the child to a police station, hospital or fire station.
Police released a photo that showed the child sleeping on a red blanket in a ruffled white dress with a white bow in her hair.
Admin UPDATE: Sadly, this is now a murder investigation: Anyone with information is urged to call Long Beach Homicide Detectives Donald Goodman and Mark Mattia at (562) 570-7244. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIPLA plus your tip to 274637 (CRIMES), or visit www.lacrimestoppers.org.
abc7.com/news/long-beach-police-seek-clues-in-shooting-and-kidnapping-murder-of-baby/462907/