Death of child found in car in Wyoming investigated
July 29, 2017
LARAMIE (AP) — Police in Wyoming are investigating the death of a 4-month-old child found inside a car in Laramie.
Albany County Sheriff’s Department deputies received a call about 5:50 p.m. Thursday of a child not breathing.
KGWN-TV in Cheyenne reports that officers removed the child from a car seat within a vehicle and the child was taken to Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. The child was later pronounced dead.
Albany County Undersheriff Josh DeBree says a preliminary investigation determined that the child had been left inside the vehicle from about 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
DeBree says there’s been no charges or arrests. He declined to release any other details because of the ongoing investigation.