A 30-year-old California woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed her newborn child at a homeless encampment, according to police.
The mother, identified as Marisol Flores, was arrested on Sunday after the Oxnard Police Department responded to a report of child birth complications inside a homeless shelter located along the 2400 block of West Vineyard Avenue around 11am.
Both fire and EMS personnel arrived at the encampment, located the infant, and immediately rendered help.
Sadly, the baby was pronounced dead at the scene. The child's gender was not specified.
Flores remained at the scene and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical aid, but investigators soon started to suspect that she was allegedly involved in her child's death.
According to first responders, they discovered a 'suspicious injury to the infant' when they got to the scene.
Witnesses also told authorities that they saw Flores pregnant on Saturday, but when they saw her the following day, 'she was no longer pregnant, and the newborn was not with her,' the Ventura County District Attorney said.
She was later arrested for the murder of her child, who 'showed visible signs of blunt force trauma,' the office stated.
Flores is currently being held at Todd Road Jail on a $500,000 bail, according to jail records reviewed by the Daily Mail. A mugshot of her has not been released.
The mother has been charged with murder and assault on a child causing death.
She is due to appear in Ventura County Superior Court for her arraignment hearing on Friday at 1.30pm.
The Daily Mail contacted the Ventura County District Attorney's office and the Oxnard Police Department for comment.
All 50 US states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, follow Safe Haven laws, which allows parents to anonymously leave their unharmed newborn child at designated locations.
Those spots are often located at fire stations, hospitals, and police stations.
Parents generally have up to 30 days to reclaim their child before legal proceedings take place.