Homicide detectives are investigating Sunday the suspicious death of a 2-month-old infant in a Mission Valley apartment complex, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Officers detained 35-year-old, Christine Mendoza, believed to be the mother of a 2-month-old infant that was found with serious traumatic injuries at IMT Apartments in Mission Valley early Sunday morning, investigators on scene confirmed to CBS 8.
A family friend called San Diego police to perform a welfare check on the accused mother and her infant, and when officers arrived, they found the infant with serious wounds to her upper body, police said.
The infant was pronounced dead on scene.
"Any loss of life is tragic, but certainly, the death of an infant hits everybody at home. So we’re going to put as much effort as possible to find out what happened, get closure to the family, and do right by this particular baby," said Lt. Steven Shebloski, with the San Diego Police department.
IMT Apartments is a luxury one or two-bedroom apartment complex located just east of Interstate 15 near Snapdragon Stadium in Mission Valley.
No other details were immediately made available.