CA Infant Dies In Vehicle At Walnut Shopping Center As Father Worked ‘5 Or 6 Hours’ In ‘Tragic Mistake’

WALNUT, CA. (THECOUNT) — Walnut, California officials are investigating after an infant boy was found deceased inside a vehicle parked at a shopping center Wednesday, say officials.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says the baby was discovered inside a parked car in the 20700 block of Amar Road around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. The child was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

The boy’s father went to work in the shopping center for five to six hours and forgot to take his son to child care, authorities say. The parent realized he left the child in the car after he was notified by the child care center that the boy had not arrived at the facility, reports ABCNews7.

Additional details surrounding the death were not released.

Deputies say they have not made any arrests and are calling the death a tragic mistake.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Geo quick facts: Walnut is a city in the eastern part of Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. Money’s Best Places to Live ranked Walnut #70 in 2009 and #57 in 2011, the highest ranking for a California city in both years – Wikipedia.