{"id":175833,"date":"2026-02-13T01:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/175833\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T01:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:23:20","slug":"sacramento-police-investigate-suspicious-death-of-3-year-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/175833\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento police investigate suspicious death of 3-year-old boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(FOX40.COM) \u2014\u00a0\u00a0The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a suspicious death after police found a 3-year-old boy dead in Sacramento on Thursday afternoon.<br \/>\u2022 Video above: Most commonly reported crimes in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Just after 12:30 p.m., SPD responded to a medical aid call in the 3300 block of Douglas Street. When officers arrived, they found a 3-year-old boy who was dead despite lifesaving measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At this time, SPD has not released information on the victim\u2019s cause of death; however, it is considered suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No arrests have been made, but the death remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/public-safety-risk-sheriff-urges-021026983.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Public safety at risk\u2019: Sheriff urges Sacramento County to rethink $14M cut;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> \u2018Public safety at risk\u2019: Sheriff urges Sacramento County to rethink $14M cut <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office will release the identity of the deceased after the next of kin have been notified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sacramento police encourage any witnesses with information regarding this investigation to contact the dispatch center at (916) 808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357).<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/02\/image_c7d9d0.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Image: FOX40&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1a62121ff4040ac75cf91eb2346b68f4.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image: FOX40<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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