PUEBLO, Colo. – On Tuesday, at 4:00 PM, officers responded to a report of an unresponsive 2-year-old at a local hospital.
The child lived with their 23-year-old mother, Mythia Latka, in the 2200 block of E. 12th Street.
A search warrant was executed at Latka’s residence as part of the investigation. The child passed away at the hospital later that day due to injuries. After further investigation and evidence collection, Latka was arrested for child abuse causing death and booked into the Pueblo County Detention Center.
This marked the first homicide investigation for the Pueblo Police Department in 2023.
