The death of an infant on the 405 Freeway near Culver City may be linked to a homicide in the Topanga area and a fatal crash in Redondo Beach, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Monday.
Officers were dispatched to the 6200 block of Farrell Street in Woodland Hills around 7:35 a.m. Monday, where they found an unresponsive man in his 30s. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
LAPD said investigators later learned of two incidents that occurred earlier in the morning that may be related to the homicide investigation.
At approximately 4:30 a.m., officers were called to the northbound 405 Freeway near the Sepulveda Boulevard/Howard Hughes Parkway exit, according to the California Highway Patrol. A baby girl, about 5 or 6 months old, was found in the road, and a 9-year-old girl was found on her right shoulder.
The child was declared dead immediately, while the girl was taken to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries. A 911 caller reported seeing a black sedan near where the girls were found, according to the City News Service.
“At this time, Valley Bureau Homicide investigators are working with the California Highway Patrol on the incident involving the two children that they believe is connected to the Topanga homicide scene,” LAPD said on X.
In another development, the LAPD and the CHP are cooperating with the Redondo Beach Police Department to determine whether the two violent scenes are related to a fatal car crash in the beach city involving a black sedan, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The collision occurred around 5 a.m. on Monday morning when a female driver collided with a tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
CBS News reported that investigators identified the suspect in their investigation as the mother of the children found on the highway and the wife of the man found in Topanga.
The Los Angeles Police did not confirm this information when contacted by phone.
