5-year-old who was left in car dies outside Texas elementary school
McAllen, Texas August 28 2022– A 5-year-old died in a vehicle outside his Texas elementary school Thursday as triple-digit heat was recorded in the region, officials said.
The boy is related to a staff member at Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School in Mission, a city of around 85,700 on the U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, the school district police chief said Friday.
The high in McAllen on Thursday was 101, according to the National Weather Service.
No further information has been released.
