KATY, Texas – Authorities in Harris County said a 3-month-old has died after she was found with severe trauma in Katy.
“This is a very nice neighborhood. Nothing really ever happens, so it was really shocking,” one person at the scene said.
Video from SKY 2 showed several deputies at the scene on Thursday afternoon.
“I came back from school and saw a bunch of ambulances and police just rushing in the home,” Santigo Paez said.
Just before 4 p.m., Harris County deputies responded to a home in the 1700 block of Penmark Lane about an unknown medical emergency involving a 3-month-old baby girl who was found unresponsive and under the care of her father.
“Deputies tried to render aid to the infant, who was life-flighted to Children’s Memorial where she was later pronounced deceased,” Deputy Brandon Mills said.
Deputy Mills would not say what happened to the infant or where she was found inside the home.
“There were physical injuries that deputies and first responders observed,” he said.
Officials said there are no suspects, but a KPRC 2 crew captured video of a man handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car.
The tragic news has shaken many people in the community.
“It is so sad. I’m in shock. The family that lived there is really nice people. I don’t know what happened and this is really sad,” Paez said.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted that the baby’s 4-year-old sibling was also at the home. The child was unharmed and has been temporarily placed with a relative.
Child Protective Services is assisting with this case. An additional follow-up investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed at this time.
Update to yesterday’s incident on Penmark Ln: the 3-month-old female infant and a 4-yr-old sibling were under the care of their father. The 3-month-old infant sustained severe injuries and would later be pronounced deceased at the hospital. The 4-yr-old was unharmed.
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) April 28, 2023
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