RICHMOND, Va. — A 10-month-old Virginia girl died Tuesday after an adult left her inside a hot car on Richmond's south side, multiple news outlets are reporting.
According to WTVR, the adult went into a grocery store to shop and left the baby inside the vehicle, police sources said. Afterward, the adult drove to a Britannia Road home, where police responded to a report of an infant in distress around 2 p.m., the station reported.
Richmond police are investigating the death but do not suspect foul play, WWBT reported.
The baby suffered cardiac arrest and died as crews were taking her to a nearby hospital, police sources told WWBT.
So far this year, 21 children have died in hot cars in the U.S., according to KidsAndCars.org.