A 5-year-old child has died after being left in a hot car for several hours.
In a shocking series of events a young boy, since identified as Trace Means, lost his life after his mother left him in her hot car for 2-3 hours on Monday. According to reports, the mother was in a rush to get home and begin setting up for her other child’s 8th birthday party. Upon arrival the mother and her 8-year-old daughter got out of the car to begin their preparations, but left the boy in the car, strapped in. t wasn’t until hours later when the mother called for her son and received no response that she began to look for him — only to find him dead in the car.
Police were dispatched to the scene at 3:19 p.m. on Monday. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted:
In a shocking series of events a young boy, since identified as Trace Means, lost his life after his mother left him in her hot car for 2-3 hours on Monday. According to reports, the mother was in a rush to get home and begin setting up for her other child’s 8th birthday party. Upon arrival the mother and her 8-year-old daughter got out of the car to begin their preparations, but left the boy in the car, strapped in. t wasn’t until hours later when the mother called for her son and received no response that she began to look for him — only to find him dead in the car.
Police were dispatched to the scene at 3:19 p.m. on Monday. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted:
Pct 3 units were dispatched to the 13700 blk of Blair Hill Ln. Upon arrival units determined a child (possibly 5 yrs) was left inside a vehicle for several hours. The child was pronounced deceased at the scene. HCSO Investigators are enroute to the scene. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/MNbhPHIHSU
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) June 20, 2022
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