An abandoned baby was found in a Lakewood Walmart bathroom last week, and authorities are looking for a man they think might know something about it, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A customer found the baby around 11:45 a.m. on Oct. 8 in the men’s restroom at the Walmart on Carson Street near Paramount Boulevard, according to authorities.

“The baby was on the tile floor next to the toilet,” Sheriff’s Lt. Todd Deeds said at a news conference. “He wasn’t wrapped in a blanket. He didn’t have a carrier. He was just left pretty exposed.”

The boy is African-American, between 12 and 15 months old, about 20 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, authorities said.

“Since the incident, the child’s parents and/or guardians have yet to be identified and nobody has reported the child missing,” sheriff’s officials said.

Detectives from the special victims bureau have combed through security video footage and haven’t been able to find anyone with a baby going into the restroom, but they have identified a person of interest they’d like to talk to, authorities said.

The man walks into the Walmart with a backpack, goes directly to the men’s restroom and then quickly walks back to his car after a couple of minutes, Deeds said. The backpack he was carrying appeared to be full when he went into the restroom but empty when he left, according to Deeds.

“We believe that that person could possibly [have] had that baby in the backpack,” he said.

Authorities stopped short of calling the man a suspect.

“He may have a valid reason as to why he did what he did or his actions, but we need to talk to him,” Deeds said. “We need to find out firsthand.”

Deeds said the man drove away from the Walmart in a beige or gold 2000-2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo.

They asked anyone who recognizes him or his car to call 877-710-5273 or email [email protected].

Anyone who wants to stay anonymous can contact Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers by dialing 800-222-TIPS or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.