Adrian Lujan Strangled 2YO Son To Death During An Effort To "Kill His Entire Family"

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According to the San Benito County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a "baby not breathing" in San Juan Bautista. Medics entered the home and found the baby unconscious and not breathing. They rushed the boy to a children's hospital where doctors later pronounced him dead.

The girlfriend, 34, later told deputies that she was sleeping when 33-year-old Adrian Joseph Lujanallegedly woke her up and began strangling her. She was able to "fight him off" and he fled the apartment in a Ford Fusion, cops said. She looked for her 2-year-old son but did not find him in his bed.

She then saw the boy on the couch. He was blue and appeared unconscious. Her 4-year-old was in the apartment, unharmed. She called 911.

In an interview with detectives, he allegedly confessed to the murder of his son. Authorities have yet to establish a motive.

Father choked his toddler to death, tried to strangle girlfriend but she fought back: Cops

A California man is accused of strangling his 2-year-old son to death during his effort to "kill his entire family" that was rebuffed when the girlfriend fought him off and saved her other child.

lawandcrime.com