By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-15 18:51:01 | Updated at 2024-11-27 18:52:29
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A newborn baby was found dead in an alleyway on Los Angeles' Skid Row after being thrown out of a window.
The Los Angeles Police Department found the infant in the 500 block of San Pedro Street around 5:30 am on November 14.
Officers believe the child was dropped to its death from a fourth-floor bathroom of a nearby building.
At one point, bystanders attempted ran to the newborn and give the baby CPR but to no avail.
A LAPD spokesperson has since confirmed that at 2:30 am, a woman bleeding from her 'pubic area' was admitted to a nearby hospital.
Cops soon detained the person of interest and questioned her before releasing her as they continue to investigate the death.
The LAPD has not yet made her identity public, and no charges have been filed in connection to newborn's killing.
The Los Angeles Police Department found the infant in the 500 block of San Pedro Street around 5:30 am on November 14
At one point, bystanders attempted to give the baby CPR but to no avail
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department for more information.
Under California's Safely Surrendered Baby Program, 'a parent or person with lawful custody can safely surrender a baby confidentially and without fear of prosecution, within 72 hours of birth at a public or private hospital, designated fire station or other safe surrender site, as determined by the local County Board of Supervisors.'
The tragic murder comes a day after California Governor Gavin Newsom was seen being heckled while visiting Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles in a video.
Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass held a press conference on October 30 at the Downtown Women's Center to discuss funding for homelessness in LA communities.
After the event ended, Newsom took a walk around Skid Row, an area notorious for their overwhelming homeless encampments.
During his stroll, the Democrat was mercilessly questioned and criticized by a group called the Los Angeles Community Action Network.
'You see how dirty these streets are? These streets ain't been clean, the city didn't bring one trash can,' a heckler off camera yelled at the governor, per the video.
The heckler directly behind the camera called Newsom out for ignoring a woman he had passed, who was talking about how her kids were taken away from her while she was stuck living in a tent.
Officers believe the child was dropped to its death from the fourth-floor bathroom of a nearby building
The video cut to Newsom firing back at the hecklers: 'The HHAP money, the prioritization continues to be a framework about housing, services, shelters, all sleep housing and supporting services for homelessness.'
'Interim housing has a role, property housing is important,' he added.
'I'm not opposed to shelters, but those are decisions for your local government.'
The camera man then said, 'Yeah, but what counts as housing?'
The group continued to hurl insults at Newsom, accusing him of not making any actual change for the homeless.
A new video of California Governor Gavin Newsom being heckled while visiting Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles has made rounds on the internet
Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass held a press conference on October 30 at the Downtown Women's Center to discuss funding for homelessness in LA communities. After the press conference, he took a walk around Skid Row
At one point, Newsom stopped and turned to face the heckler, waited for him to finish, stuck his hand up and went 'take care, man, alright, good to spend time with you' to which the man retorted 'do the right thing!'
The Golden State's budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted Newsom to propose painful spending cuts impacting immigrants, kindergarteners and low-income parents seeking child care in a state often lauded for having the world's fifth-largest economy.
