LYNWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — Community members in Lynwood gathered to remember a 7-year-old boy who was found dead inside a freezer at his family’s apartment.
Candles, flowers and stuffed animals now line the sidewalk on Euclid Avenue. Neighbors gathered just steps away from the crime scene Thursday evening.
One woman who lives near the boy’s apartment told ABC7 off-camera in Spanish that the boy’s murder makes her physically ill.
Other neighbors said they’re heartbroken.
“This shouldn’t happen in our community. And I always say if you can’t handle the kids, find some help. Our kids shouldn’t suffer,” said Maria Landeros. “How could someone do this to a child?”
A mother was arrested for murder after a 7-year-old child was found dead inside a freezer at an apartment in Lynwood, Eyewitness News has learned.
Los Angeles County deputies arrived to the victim’s home Tuesday evening after a 911 caller reported a dead child.
When they entered the apartment, they allegedly found the 7-year-old’s body in the freezer. It’s unclear how long the child had been dead, or how long they were in the freezer. That remains under investigation.
Three additional children, ages 16, 13 and 9 months, were also found at the scene and taken into protective custody by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
The child’s mother, father and grandmother were arrested, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the child’s mother, 25-year-old Destiny Harrison, was arrested for murder. The father, 25-year-old Daniel Monzon, and grandmother, 46-year-old Ana Zarceno-Carcamo, were arrested for conspiracy to commit murder, the sheriff’s department said. Bail was set at $2 million each.
They could appear in court for the first time on Friday.
Meanwhile, community members just want to know why the child was murdered.
“He was a young boy. He was supposed to be protected by him. We got to take care of our kids,” said a woman named Rosie.
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