Detectives Investigating Death of a 5-Year-Old Boy

West Springfield Police District – Detectives are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who was found unconscious inside of a parked vehicle in a Springfield neighborhood. Officers initially responded at 3:22 p.m. to a home in the 6700 block of Grey Fox Drive. They arrived within minutes and attempted lifesaving efforts.  Fire and Rescue personnel transported the boy to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Preliminarily, detectives determined the child was transported home by a parent earlier in the day. Several hours later, the child’s parent discovered him unconscious in the family’s vehicle and immediately called 911. The full facts and circumstances of this case remain under investigation but detectives believe the child had been in the vehicle for an extended period and that the temperature of the interior of the vehicle was a factor in his death.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has conducted an autopsy, and detectives do not suspect foul play.

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