Three-week baby girl taken when parents were shot is found dead in a bin

A body found in America on Sunday is that of a three-week-old baby who was snatched from a home after a shooting, police have confirmed. The body was found in a garbage bin in San Diego. The identification of Eliza Delacruz came after detectives from Long Beach, where the infant had disappeared, travelled to San Diego County to help investigate the remains. Eliza had disappeared on Saturday after her parents and an uncle were injured in a shooting.

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department notified Long Beach Police Department that they were investigating the discovery of a deceased infant, knowing that Long Beach Police were actively investigating a case involving a missing infant.

Long Beach police spokeswoman Marlene Arrona

Two victims remain in hospital in critical but stable condition. The other was treated and released. Police are now seeking an adult male in the shooting but have not said if the man is related to the baby. Long Beach police say his motive is unknown but detectives do not believe the shooting was a random act.

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