CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Community members in Alice gathered for a small prayer vigil Friday evening for a baby boy who tragically died last week.
On Monday, October 12 officers responded to a 911 call from the boy's mother at a home on Angelina Street near Old Kingsville Road.
First responders say the baby died at the scene.
While no official cause of death has been given, a preliminary report by the medical examiner's office has listed the death as homicide.
The Texas Rangers are said to have joined CPS in the investigation.
"I pray that whatever happened to him, that you find peace in their hearts and justice for this baby boy," one community member said during a prayer vigil at Lake Findley in Alice Friday night.
While the boy's family was not in attendance, there were community members who felt it was important to pay their respects.
Local mom Lystre Chavera put the event together. She said she didn't have any relation with the boy or his family but said news of the tragedy tugged at her heart.
"I just got this together because I am a mother of eight children. I stay home all day take care of my children, this being in a small town. I haven't ever heard of this happening here. I've heard it happen in other places, big cities. He's a baby. That is the least he deserves," said Lystre Chavera.
Those in attendance said a funeral was also held earlier in the day for the child.
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