Virginia father commits suicide just after toddler son's death from getting left in incredibly hot automobile for several hours: law enforcement

A father in Virginia is considered to have died by suicide Tuesday right after allegedly leaving his 18-thirty day period-outdated son unattended in a scorching motor vehicle for several hrs, producing the youthful boy’s tragic demise, according to law enforcement.

Chesterfield County Law enforcement said Tuesday that they are investigating the apparently accidental dying of a child and subsequent suicide of an grownup male, who is the child's father.

At about 11:42 a.m., police acquired a connect with indicating an 18-month-aged male kid could have been still left in an unattended car or truck for a number of several hours. 

Police before long been given more facts indicating the child's father was at his home in the 14100 block of Aldengate Road and was creating suicidal statements. 

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Officers responded to the Aldengate Street residence and uncovered the 18-thirty day period-old male lifeless inside of the dwelling and the grownup male useless of an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound in the woods at the rear of the home, the department stated in a press release.  

This file image demonstrates a child napping in a car seat.  (iStock)

"It is just a tragedy on so several stages," Chesterfield County Law enforcement Lt. Col. Christopher Hensley explained, according to the Richmond Situations-Dispatch. "Our hearts go out to the loved ones and friends that are likely to deal with this."

"Other individuals contacted us [and said] we required to react to that tackle, to examine on his welfare, and which is when matters unfolded," Hensley added. 

Investigators have so much indicated that the father unintentionally remaining the child in the car for various several hours. When the father learned the little one deceased in the car, he returned residence and took the little one within the residence. He then reportedly exited the home and shot himself. 

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The investigation is ongoing. Any individual with facts is asked to contact the Chesterfield County Police Division at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660, or by means of the P3 application.