Update: Death Investigation in Santee
June 25, 2024 – San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials issue an update to an investigation involving the death of a baby girl in Santee.
The County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim as two-month-old Diana Sofia Aleman Roman. Her cause and manner of death will be 
determined by the M.E.'s Office pending forensics, laboratory and toxicology results.
A preliminary investigation determined the family arrived home around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12. A family member called 9-1-1 after finding Diana unconscious and still inside the SUV shortly after midnight on Thursday, June 13.
Deputies and paramedics provided life-saving measures to the baby. Diana was rushed to a hospital and despite all efforts she did not survive.
To read a news release previously issued about this incident, click here.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Sheriff's Child Abuse Unit at (858) 285-6222. After hours, call the Sheriff's Department non-emergency line at (858) 868-3200.
Source: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department