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.
