L.A. TACO has confirmed that the viral video posted today by Union Del Barrio, which show a little girl crying in the backseat of a truck in South Park, has to do with a warrant for a murder investigation.
Despite early reports that claimed federal agents, possibly ICE, detained the little girl, L.A. County's Sheriff Department confirmed it was actually Sheriff's Department deputies.
It sent the following statement to L.A. TACO:
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On Monday, June 16th, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Detective Division investigators served a search and arrest warrant in the 900 block of 49th Street in Los Angeles. The warrant was related to an ongoing criminal investigation.
Avila was immediately taken into custody, and her child was taken into protective custody by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). She was the sole individual arrested at the location and was transported to a station jail and booked for 32PC, accessory after the fact, related to an ongoing murder investigation.