On October 18, 2024, at about 7:45 pm officers were flagged down by a male near Ennis Joslin and McArdle Rd. The officers were actively working a minor accident scene when the male approached them. A female also came running up to the officers. It was determined there was an unresponsive infant in a nearby apartment complex. Dispatch advised there were other calls coming in about the same unresponsive infant.

Officers then went to the 7500 block of McArdle Rd to the apartment complex and located several family members along with an unresponsive infant in an apartment.

The infant was transported to a local hospital by CCFD medics where she was pronounced deceased. There was also a 1-year-old male infant inside of the apartment complex. He was checked out by medics and had no injuries.

Family Violence Investigators were called out to investigate. The father of the deceased infant was transported to the main police station for interviewing.

During the investigation it was determined the father, Juan Castro (31) would be charged with Injury to a child/causes serious bodily injury and abandoned/endangering a child.

This case remained an active investigation.