3-year-old boy’s death at Sacramento home investigated as suspicious, police say
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- Homicide detectives were investigating the suspicious death of a 3‑year‑old boy.
- The boy was found with serious injuries at a Sacramento home.
- Detectives were canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses.
Homicide detectives were investigating the suspicious death of a 3-year-old boy found with serious injuries Thursday afternoon at a Sacramento home.
The incident was first reported as a call for medical aid shortly after 12:30 p.m. at the home in the 3300 block of Douglas street near Los Robles Boulevard in the Hagginwood neighborhood of Sacramento.
Medics performed lifesaving measures and later pronounced the boy dead at the scene, said Officer Allison Smith, a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson.
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the boy Friday as Jeremiah Cash Carter.
The Police Department has not released any details about the manner of Jeremiah’s death, his injuries or circumstances surrounding the incident.
Smith said Thursday afternoon that the boy’s death was characterized as suspicious, and investigators had not determined whether the boy’s death was a homicide.
Investigators asked anyone with information relevant to the boy’s death to call the Police Department at 916-808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357.
This story was originally published February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM.
