BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - An infant appears to have been left in a vehicle for several hours before being discovered by Booneville police officers.
According to Police Chief Michael Ramey, officers found the child dead Friday afternoon inside a vehicle on North Second Street.
The vehicle was located near a children’s daycare and an adult daycare, both of which share a parking lot.
“It appears the child was left in a vehicle at a workplace in Booneville for several hours during the day prior to arriving at the daycare facility at approximately 5:00 PM, when the child was discovered in the vehicle,” Ramey said in a news release.
The police chief did not name the 21-month-old boy but said the body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office.
Investigators are gathering video and statements, Ramey said.
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