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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Detectives trying to determine who abducted a 3-week-old infant after shooting her parents and uncle at a Long Beach, California, home are asking for the public's help.
Eliza Delacruz's body was foundyesterday in a trash bin in Imperial Beach, about 120 miles south of Long Beach. Her body was discovered just a few miles from the Mexican border, raising the possibility that the assailant crossed or hoped to cross into Mexico.
Long Beach police spokeswoman Marlene Arrona said detectives believe the family was targeted but do not yet know the motive.
The baby's father was released from the hospital yesterday. Her mother and uncle remain hospitalized.
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020-a-13-(Lieutenant Lloyd Cox, Long Beach Police Department, in interview)-"family is devastated"-Long Beach Police Lieutenant Lloyd Cox says investigators aren't sure why someone would target the baby's family. COURTESY: KNBC TV ((mandatory on-air credit)) (5 Jan 2015)
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021-a-07-(Lieutenant Lloyd Cox, Long Beach Police Department, in interview)-"people involved here"-Long Beach Police Lieutenant Lloyd Cox says investigators are searching for clues as they try to determine who shot the baby's parents and a third adult. COURTESY: KNBC TV ((mandatory on-air credit)) (5 Jan 2015)
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APPHOTO CALI104: A small memorial rises on a sidewalk near the location of a dumpster in which the body of three-week-old Eliza Delacruz was found, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Imperial Beach, Calif. The child's parents and uncle were shot and wounded in Long Beach, Calif. and baby's body was found Sunday. Detectives trying to determine who abducted the infant after shooting her parents and uncle at a Long Beach home are asking for the public's help. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) (5 Jan 2015)
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