2-month-old
Kentucky boy dies after he was left in a car for hours, police say
A 2-month-old boy in Kentucky died of hyperthermia Thursday evening
after police say a family member unintentionally left the child in a car for
several hours.
Lexington Police Department spokeswoman Brenna Angel
said officers were sent about 7:30 p.m. Thursday to a home on Barksdale
Drive on a report of a deceased infant.
Based on a preliminary
investigation, Angel said detectives believe a family member unintentionally
left the child in a car for several hours Thursday.
Angel said the
child was identified by the Fayette Count Coroner's Office as Valen
Hakizimana.
An autopsy cited hyperthermia as the cause of death,
Angel said.
Around 4 p.m. Thursday, the temperature in Lexington
reached 84 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
No
criminal charges have been filed, Angel said, adding that a "specific
timeline of events and information regarding the factors involved in this
incident are under investigation."