A 5-year-old boy was found dead in the parking lot of Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary in Mission, Texas, after he was left in a hot car.
La Joya (Texas) school district Police Chief Raul Gonzalez said the boy was found unresponsive in a vehicle that belonged to a staff member at the elementary school and that the boy was related to that staff member, reports KSAT-TV.
The boy was taken to the nurse’s office where officials attempted unsuccessfully to revive him.
District Superintendent Gisela Saenz confirmed that the child was a student at the school.
