Authorities are searching for a 5-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her father after the girl's mother was murdered in Los Angeles.
On Monday, officers found the body of a woman inside a home in the 2600 block of South Alsace Avenue in West Adams, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities said a preliminary investigation revealed she died as a result of the violence, but did not release further details.
The woman's identity was not revealed. Police described her husband, Ruben Fregoso, 40, as a person of interest in her death.
Fregoso allegedly fled with the couple's daughter, Daleyza Fregoso. He made statements that suggested he intended to leave the country, according to investigators.
The couple was last seen Sunday around 4 a.m. near Ferndale Street and Alsace Avenue, according to an Amber Alert issued Monday. Investigators initially said they were traveling in a white 2019 Land Rover Discovery, but later said the vehicle had been located at a shopping center near the Mexican border. A security guard found the van shortly before 9:15 p.m. Monday at 4575 Camino De La Plaza in San Ysidro, said Officer S. Foster of the San Diego Police Department.
Daleyza is described as 3 feet tall and 45 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Fregoso is approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, according to authorities.
Anyone with information is asked to call Los Angeles police at (323)-786-5100.
