10/14/2026
CHILDREN LEFT UNATTENDED; TODDLER FOUND INJURED
On October 11, 2026, at approximately 3:25 p.m., Del Rio Police Department officers responded to Gateway Apartments, located at 200 Space Blvd., regarding three children who had been left unattended.
Officers met with the children’s custodial parent, who reported receiving a phone call while at work from a male caregiver who was watching her children. During the call, she heard one of the children crying in the background. When she asked what was wrong, an argument ensued.
The parent left work and returned home, where she discovered that her three children, ranging in age from 2 to 8, had been left alone.
The older children reported that the caregiver had assaulted the 2-year-old. Officers observed a visible injury to the toddler’s head consistent with the children’s accounts. Emergency Medical Services responded to evaluate the child, who was subsequently transported to Val Verde Regional Medical Center for further treatment.
The suspect, identified as Andrew De Leon, 26, was arrested and charged with Abandoning or Endangering a Child with Intent to Return and Injury to a Child/Elderly/Disabled Individual.
De Leon was transported to the Del Rio Police Department for processing and later transferred to the GEO Correctional Facility pending magistration.
All persons accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.