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Child found dead in freezer in East Las Vegas died from ‘blunt force injuries', Coroner confirms

Mason Dominguez
Mason Dominguez family
Mason Dominguez
Posted at 4:50 PM, Jul 27, 2022
and last updated 2022-07-27 22:48:08-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Wednesday, the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner determined that four-year-old Mason Dominguez died from blunt force injuries.

Dominguez was found dead in a freezer back in February.

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Police believe 4-year-old Mason Dominguez was killed in early December. The homicide investigation began with a note the boy's mother sent to school with her older child on Tuesday, Feb. 22.