A frantic search is underway for a five-year-old girl who was abducted after her mother was murdered in Los Angeles.
Daleza Fregoso, 4, was last seen on Sunday in the early hours on the corner of Ferndale Street and Alsace Avenue, in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers realized she was missing after responding to a welfare check on South Alsace Avenue, where they discovered Daleza's mother had been killed.
Detectives concluded that the woman had died as a result of violence and identified her husband, Ruben Fregoso, 40, as a person of interest.
Investigators later learned that Fregoso had made statements indicating that he intended to flee the country, according to the LAPD.
The Los Angeles Police Department issued an Amber Alert for Daleza on Monday, calling on the community to keep an eye out for the vehicle of interest, a 2019 white Land Rover Discovery with a California license plate.
Authorities have not disclosed the relationship between Fregoso and the little girl, but they share the same surname. Law enforcement released an update that the vehicle had been located in San Diego County, but the child and suspect were still at large.
Ruben Fregoso, 40, has been named as the suspect in the child abduction case after Daleza went missing
Authorities issued an update that the 2019 Land Rover associated with the case had been located
The mother's identity has not been disclosed.
The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division is seeking the public's assistance in locating Fregoso.
Daleza is 3ft tall and weighs approximately 45 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.
Authorities said it was 'unknown' what clothing she was wearing when she was last seen.
Fregoso is 5ft 9in tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds. He also has black hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what clothing he was wearing when he was last seen.
Fregoso's last listed address is a home on Alsace Avenue, which is near where he and Daleza were last seen and where the female victim's body was found, according to public records.
The four-year-old was last seen at the corner of Alsace Avenue and Ferndale Street
The LAPD told the Daily Mail that there are no further updates on the investigation, but it remains active. The Daily Mail has also reached out to the CHP for comment.
An Amber Alert is sent when a child is believed to be in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
Amber stands for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. A majority of Amber Alerts issued involve a child's parent, guardian or relative.
The CHP has been designated as the state's leading investigative agency for Amber Alerts since 2002.