Parents arrested after 6-month-old baby dies at Merced home, police say [Video]

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — Two parents are now in custody after their six-month old baby was found dead in Merced on Monday night.

Agents from Child Protective Services called Merced police after finding the child unresponsive at the family’s home on Kernland Avenue.

The first officer on scene quickly started CPR but the baby was already dead.

Albert Brincat-Desales and Alina Beltran are each facing a charge of child endangerment resulting in death.

“We tried to work with both adult parents who were on scene to try to figure out what had happened, we didn’t get much cooperation. Both advised they were asleep, did not know what happened to the baby,” said Merced Police Cpt. Joey Perez.

Police have not said why CPS was visiting the house, but it was not their first time there.

“It was apparent that CPS has been there before, how many times in the history of that residence pertaining …