CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / ATHENS

By Ruben Vives and Paloma Esquivel

Aug. 9, 2009 12 AM PT

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found about 2:50 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of W. 93rd Street in the unincorporated Athens area near the Harbor Freeway.

The girl’s name could not be confirmed, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Pena. Earlier in the day, City News Service reported that a sheriff’s deputy identified her as Jasmine Granados.

Sheriff’s officials did not provide details about the circumstances of the girl’s death.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said it responded to the location about 2:54 a.m. but did not release further details. An autopsy is planned.

-- Ruben Vives and Paloma Esquivel

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Ruben Vives

Ruben Vives is a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. A native of Guatemala, he got his start in journalism by writing for The Times’ Homicide Report in 2007. He helped uncover the financial corruption in the city of Bell that led to criminal charges against eight city officials. The 2010 investigative series won the Pulitzer Prize for public service and other prestigious awards.

Paloma Esquivel

Paloma Esquivel is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She was on the team that won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for public service for investigating corruption in the city of Bell and the team that won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for coverage of the San Bernardino terror attack. Prior to joining The Times in 2007, she was a freelance writer, worked in Spanish-language radio and was an occasional substitute teacher. A Southern California native, she graduated from UC Berkeley and has a master’s in journalism from Syracuse University.

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