UPDATE (3:20 p.m.): The Kern County Coroner's Office has released the identity of the child who died.
According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, Cesar Leonel Farias, 4, of Hayward "went unresponsive" near the intersection of Bealville Road and Caliente-Bodfish Road following an incident at the 42000 block of Heritage Way in Caliente around 6:01 p.m. Leonel died after first responders attempted life-saving medical aid around 7:34 p.m.
This is an ongoing investigation.
An investigation continues into the death of a child on Wednesday.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called just after 6 p.m. to a home on Heritage Way in Walker Basin for a child with a traumatic injury. First responders found the child in a vehicle on Caliente Bodfish Road who was being taken by family members to Bakersfield for medical attention.
They attempted life-saving medical aid but the child died at the scene.
KCSO says homicide detectives were called to the scene and that a large marijuana grow was found at the residence.
Anyone with information can call the sheriff's office at (661) 861-3110 or the Secret Witness line at (661) 322-4040.
