A couple living at a Roseville home have been arrested on suspicion of murder and child abuse after a girl died Monday and another child was injured, police said. Police said officers around 7:37 a.m. went to Oahu Court north of Blue Oaks Boulevard for a medical aid call after an adult resident in the home reported an unresponsive 7-year-old girl. There, they found a girl with apparent injuries who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Medical personnel later declared her dead.Officers found another 5-year-old girl in a bedroom who also had injuries, police said. She was also taken to the hospital. Two other children were sleeping inside the house and were not injured.Jessica Savangsy, 26, and Retuquel Dupree, 27, were booked into the South Placer County Jail for charges including murder, conspiracy, and felony child abuse, records showed.Savangsy and Dupree were in a dating relationship and lived at the home, and Savangsy was the mother of both of the victims, Roseville police said. The Citrus Heights Police Department said Dupree was formerly employed with the department from June 8 to Aug. 5 in 2021. They would not share more about his former position or the reason for his departure, but confirmed he did not quit. KCRA 3’s Lee Anne Denyer observed a mobile command center for Roseville police near the crime scene, a gray house that had its garage door open and police tape around it. Oahu Court was taped off from the public. Neighbors did not want to go on camera about the situation, but told Denyer that they had concerns about the home and had heard screaming numerous times. “Our hearts go out to those who have been impacted by this tragic loss,” Roseville police said.This is a developing story and details could change as more information becomes available. Stay with KCRA 3 as we work to gather details. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
ROSEVILLE, Calif. —
A couple living at a Roseville home have been arrested on suspicion of murder and child abuse after a girl died Monday and another child was injured, police said.
Police said officers around 7:37 a.m. went to Oahu Court north of Blue Oaks Boulevard for a medical aid call after an adult resident in the home reported an unresponsive 7-year-old girl. There, they found a girl with apparent injuries who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Medical personnel later declared her dead.
Officers found another 5-year-old girl in a bedroom who also had injuries, police said. She was also taken to the hospital. Two other children were sleeping inside the house and were not injured.
Jessica Savangsy, 26, and Retuquel Dupree, 27, were booked into the South Placer County Jail for charges including murder, conspiracy, and felony child abuse, records showed.
Placer County Sheriff’s Office
Jessica Savangsy
Savangsy and Dupree were in a dating relationship and lived at the home, and Savangsy was the mother of both of the victims, Roseville police said.
Placer County Sheriff’s Office
Retuquel Dupree
The Citrus Heights Police Department said Dupree was formerly employed with the department from June 8 to Aug. 5 in 2021. They would not share more about his former position or the reason for his departure, but confirmed he did not quit.
KCRA 3’s Lee Anne Denyer observed a mobile command center for Roseville police near the crime scene, a gray house that had its garage door open and police tape around it. Oahu Court was taped off from the public.
Neighbors did not want to go on camera about the situation, but told Denyer that they had concerns about the home and had heard screaming numerous times.
“Our hearts go out to those who have been impacted by this tragic loss,” Roseville police said.
This is a developing story and details could change as more information becomes available. Stay with KCRA 3 as we work to gather details.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
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