Young boy dies after being found unconscious at Courson Park in Palmdale

PALMDALE, Calif. (KABC) — A young boy died Wednesday after being found unresponsive in a Palmdale park, authorities said.

Palmdale Police Station deputies went to Courson Park on 10th Street around 9 a.m. after receiving a call from a mother who said her son couldn’t breathe and CPR was in progress. . The child was rushed to Antelope Valley Medical Center where he later died.

The official cause of death has not been released, but Eyewitness News has learned that the sheriff’s station’s homicide unit responded to the scene. The child’s age is also unknown.

Neighbors, who declined to be identified, said the tragic scene began inside a car.

One person said the child was in the passenger seat and his father was performing CPR.

“Next thing you know, the cop pulls the father aside and starts doing CPR as well, and then he takes the child out of the car, puts him on the ground and finishes CPR on the child,” the witness said .

Due to privacy laws, the Department of Children and Family Services cannot say whether the agency was involved with the child or his or her family.

“The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services joins the community in mourning the loss of an Antelope Valley child,” read a statement from DCFS. “State law protects the confidentiality of the records of all children and families who may have come to the attention of child protective services and prohibits confirming or commenting on whether a child or family has been involved in the department These laws are in place to protect the privacy of children, siblings and their families as they seek to resolve sensitive issues.

The department’s priority is the safety and well-being of children and youth in the county who may be victims of abuse or neglect. Our mission to protect children is one we share with law enforcement and the community, and we continue to collectively strive toward a common vision where all children grow up in safe, stable, loving homes. »

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.