{"id":445524,"date":"2026-08-27T22:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/445524\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:40:16","slug":"baby-dies-at-sacramento-fire-station-after-being-abandoned-by-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/445524\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby dies at Sacramento fire station after being abandoned by man"},"content":{"rendered":"

A four-month-old baby<\/a> has tragically died after being brought to a Sacramento<\/a> fire station in an unresponsive state \u2014 with cops now accusing a 22-year-old<\/a> man of homicide.<\/p>\n

Sacramento police officers responded to the station shortly after 9 a.m. Aug. 14, 2025, after receiving reports that the infant had been taken there from a residence in the 1700 block of West El Camino Avenue, according to the Sacramento Police Department.<\/a><\/p>\n

A fire station is pictured at 1640 W El Camino Ave in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

The baby was rushed to a nearby hospital, where lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and the child was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

California does have a legal safe-haven option for parents who cannot care for a newborn. Under the state\u2019s Safely Surrendered Baby Law, infants\u00a072 hours old or younger\u00a0can be surrendered confidentially to an employee at a designated hospital or fire station without fear of prosecution for abandonment, provided the baby shows no signs of abuse or neglect.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But that protection would not apply in this case, as the child was\u00a0four months old, far beyond the law\u2019s 72-hour limit.<\/p>\n

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Detectives subsequently identified a 22-year-old Sacramento resident as a suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Tomasz Zajda \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Because of the circumstances surrounding the death, homicide detectives and crime scene investigators took over the case, processing the scene, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, police said.<\/p>\n

Following an investigation by the Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office, the death was determined to be a homicide, according to police.<\/p>\n

Detectives subsequently identified 22-year-old Sacramento resident Victor Weaver as a suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not released additional details about what happened to the infant. alexandr \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Weaver was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of homicide, police said.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not released additional details about what happened to the infant or explained Weaver\u2019s connection to the child.<\/p>\n

The identity of the baby is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to police.<\/p>\n

The California Post has reached out to the Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office for additional information.<\/p>\n

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