Nineteen-month-old Gabriel Adriel Alonso Romero of McCalla, Alabama, was brought to UAB Medical Center West with multiple injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival. The boy’s mother’s boyfriend reportedly brought him to the emergency room and left before medical staff notified the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies located and arrested 27-year-old Oscar Espinoza Guadarrama, the mother’s boyfriend. After detectives reviewed evidence, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office issued a warrant and charged Guadarrama with capital murder. He is being held in the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer without bond pending further proceedings.

Very little public information is available about what happened before Gabriel arrived at the hospital. If anyone has information about Gabriel, his family, or events in McCalla leading up to his hospitalization, please come forward.