Mother arrested after 3-year-old dies from blunt-force trauma in North Sacramento

A Sacramento mother faces homicide charges after her 3-year-old died from blunt-force trauma, officials said Friday.

Allison Smith, a spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department, said officers responded just after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday to an address along Douglas Street for a medical aid call. The boy was located inside the residence and, despite life-saving measures, was pronounced dead at the scene by fire personnel.

Following a thorough investigation involving homicide detectives and crime scene investigators, police interviewed the victim's mother, 31-year-old Brianna Butcher of Sacramento. Butcher has since been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide-related charges, police said on Friday.

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office previously identified the boy as Jeremiah Carter.

The Sacramento Police Department encourages anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact them