Police are investigating after a baby's body was discovered inside a dumpster in a Hollywood neighborhood Monday morning.
The infant's body was found by a construction worker inside the dumpster in the 1700 block of Rodman Street, just east of U.S. 1, around 8 a.m., Hollywood Police officials said.
According to police, the infant was unresponsive. First responders assessed and determined the baby was dead at the scene. It had likely been inside the dumpster for days, officials said.
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Footage showed the dumpster in a parking lot outside an apartment complex. Detectives had the area closed off and were inspecting the contents.
Police haven't released any other details about the baby, including its age or sex.
The worker, David Vazquez, said in Spanish that he found the baby in a bag.
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The owner of the construction company Vazquez is employed by said the worker called 911 after making the discovery.
“When they got in the dumpster, there was a really bad odor in the dumpster and they opened a box, inside the box they found the baby, or the body," said John Mitala, with In City Roofing. "The gentleman who was working on the job site, is a roofer, he’s not a doctor, he has no idea if the baby was stillborn or if the baby was a day old or two days old or anything like that."
Homicide detectives were investigating.
"If you live near this area, this is the 1700 block of Rodman Street in Hollywood, and you have a Ring camera, and you believe you have some sort of footage on your Ring camera or your doorbell camera, please don’t hesitate to call us," Hollywood Police spokesperson Christian Lata said. "Also, a lot of people now have Teslas and those vehicles have 24-7 surveillance around the cars, and you live around the area and you have one of those vehicles that are constantly recording, take a second, look at your vehicle and see if you have anything that would be useful to us.”
