BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The death of a two-year-old boy at a home in east Bakersfield early Monday morning is being called suspicious by the Kern County Sheriff's Department.
The toddler was found not breathing at the home in the 1700 block of Jefferson Street around 3 a.m. Monday. When emergency crews arrived, they began CPR. He was taken to Kern Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just before 7 a.m.
The boy's name had not been released as of Monday morning.
Detectives said, while they don't want to speculate on the cause of death, they are investigating it as suspicious.
"At this point, we're in the preliminary stages of the investigation," Sergeant Gary Williams of the Kern County Sheriff's Department said.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any information on this case, they're asked to call the sheriff's office at 861-3110, or you can call the Secret Witness Hotline at 322-4040.
The toddler was found not breathing at the home in the 1700 block of Jefferson Street around 3 a.m. Monday. When emergency crews arrived, they began CPR. He was taken to Kern Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just before 7 a.m.
The boy's name had not been released as of Monday morning.
Detectives said, while they don't want to speculate on the cause of death, they are investigating it as suspicious.
"At this point, we're in the preliminary stages of the investigation," Sergeant Gary Williams of the Kern County Sheriff's Department said.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any information on this case, they're asked to call the sheriff's office at 861-3110, or you can call the Secret Witness Hotline at 322-4040.