Child found dead in
car at La Joya ISD elementary campus
MISSION — A child died in a car at Dr. Americo
Paredes Elementary Thursday afternoon.
A release
from La Joya ISD said the district’s police department
and medical personnel responded to an emergency call
about an unresponsive child found in a car Thursday.
“Medical personnel was not able to resuscitate (the)
child and the child passed away,” the release said.
According to the district, the Hidalgo County
Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death.
Sheriff Eddie Guerra said he did not have any details
Thursday afternoon. He noted that the investigation is
in its early stages and said La Joya ISD police was
handling the media in relation to the case.
School officials did not offer any details about the
death, including the time when police responded or if
anyone had been detained or arrested in connection with
the death.
La Joya ISD Board President Alda
Benavides said Thursday that a teacher left a boy in a
vehicle at the school and he later died.