California boy drowns after jumping into lake to escape three vicious dogs - BERITAJA

Police are searching for a man pinch ties to Los Angeles County and Palmdale aft his dogs attacked a California City boy who drowned aft jumping into a reservoir to flight from the dogs, according to authorities.

The California City Police Department responded soon aft 6 p.m., June 18, to a study of a drowning successful the reservoir astatine Central Park, according to a constabulary section news release. A 12-year-old boy jumped into the reservoir to escape.

The boy was recovered astatine the bottommost of the reservoir by responding officers, who took him to the aboveground and started CPR, according to police. Officers besides responded to different insignificant astatine the segment who was suffering from serious, non-life-threatening wound injuries.

Paramedics from the Kern County Fire Department arrived and took complete until an ambulance arrived, constabulary said. The boy was taken to Tehachapi Hospital and past later to Children’s Hospital, wherever he died from his injuries. The different minor, a girl, was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital for her injuries and was released.

Officers continued the investigation and went to Lakeshore Condominiums, wherever they said pinch Kenneth Dobbins, according to police. Dobbins said he was successful the parkland pinch his 3 dogs. Police photographed his clothing and 3 dogs, but didn’t cognize the grade of the injuries to the victims, truthful they didn’t return Dobbins into custody.

Dobbins’ dogs were later identified arsenic the ones who attacked the minors astatine the park. Police secured an apprehension warrant for Dobbins successful relationship pinch involuntary manslaughter and negligent proprietor of a mischievous animal causing superior bodily wounded and/or decease to another.

On Tuesday, California City constabulary went to Dobbins’ location and recovered that he had fled, according to the release. One of the dogs progressive successful the onslaught was later recovered successful Los Angeles County and seized. The California City Police are trying to find Dobbins and his remaining dogs.

Dobbins is described arsenic a 68-year-old unhoused, antecedently convicted felon, pinch ties to California City and Palmdale, according to police. Police person advised that anyone who encounters Dobbins to interaction their section rule enforcement agency.

If you person accusation about Dobbins, you are encouraged to interaction Lieutenant Shannon Hayes astatine shayes@californiacitypd.org aliases astatine 760-373-8606.

More than $10,000 has been raised via GoFundMe for the deceased boy, whose family identified arsenic Fernando Torres Moreno.

Torres Moreno “was fresh for a awesome time astatine the parkland pinch his friends and family, but calamity took him from america excessively soon,” according to the page. Moreno is survived by his mother, father, 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

“Fernando was a bright, loving boy who brought joyousness to everyone about him,” according to the fundraiser. “He loved spending clip outdoors, playing pinch his siblings, and making caller friends. His laughter and kindness touched the lives of many, and his absence leaves a spread successful the hearts of his family and community.”