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Briant Reyes-Estrada of Paso Robles arrested after six-year-old son dies Saturday at Twin Cities Hospital from potential heat-related injuries

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Briant Reyes-Estrada, 27, of Paso Robles was arrested for murder and willful harm to a child after his six-year-old son died from potentially heat-related injuries at Twin Cities Hospital Saturday.

On May 10, 2025, around 5:57 p.m., Paso Robles Police were notified by Sheriff's deputies about the death of a six-year-old boy at Templeton's Twin Cities Hospital stated the Paso Robles Police Department in a press release Monday.

According to Paso Robles Police, an initial investigation shows that the boy was taken to the hospital by his father, 27-year-old Briant Reyes-Estrada of Paso Robles, and it is suspected that the six-year-old sustained heat-related life-threatening injuries while inside a vehicle.

Detectives believe that the 27-year-old father may have been parked at the Paso Robles Inn parking lot for several hours before taking his son to the hospital added the Paso Robles Police Department.

Reyes-Estrada was arrested and booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail for murder and willful harm/injury to a child likely to produce great bodily injury and he remains in custody without bail shared the Paso Robles Police Department.

This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information -especially if they were in the Paso Robles Inn parking lot on May 10 until 3:40 p.m.- is asked to contact Paso Robles Police Department at 805-227-7455 or you can report your information while remaining anonymous by calling 805-549-7867.

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