Dad ‘shoots himself dead after 18-month-old son he left in hot car dies’

Officers discovered a father lifeless within the woods behind his residence with what gave the impression to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound (Image: WTMZ)

A father apparently killed himself after realizing that his 18-month-old son he left in a scorching automobile died.

The dad, who has not been recognized, seems to have left his baby in his automobile for at the least three hours on Tuesday, said Chesterfield Police Division Lt Col Christopher Hensley.

Police speculate that the daddy went to work within the morning and forgot to drop his son off at a daycare middle. The temperature in Chesterfield, Virginia, reached a excessive of 80*F that day, in line with The Climate Channel.

After discovering out his baby didn't get to the daycare, the daddy realized that the toddler was nonetheless in his automobile, in line with Hensley.

A father and his baby have been discovered lifeless in Chesterfield, Virginia (Image: WTMZ)

Round midday, relations of the dad known as cops to report that he was speaking about killing himself within the woods behind his residence, situated on the 14100 block of Aldengate Highway.

‘Upon their arrival, they situated the folks within the driveway with an open door with an empty baby seat within the automobile,’ stated Hensley. ‘As they made entry into the residence, they discovered a deceased 18-month-old.’ 

Officers then searched across the residence, and located the daddy lifeless within the woods from what gave the impression to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

‘This can be a horrible tragedy on so many ranges,’ Hensley stated.

‘Our hearts exit to the household and associates which can be going to cope with this, however we might be remiss in not taking the chance for folks to take this second and understand how vital it's to clearly verify your autos.’

The 18-month-old boy is the seventh baby to die within the US after being left in a scorching automobile to this point this 12 months, in line with No Warmth Stroke.

It occurred two days after Kendrick Engram Jr, 3, died after his grandmother allegedly forgot about him within the again seat of an SUV in Georgia.

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