Overview
- Responders found the three-year-old unresponsive in a locked car outside a Mexicali home, then declared him dead at the scene.
- An autopsy determined he died of heatstroke, with no signs of external violence.
- Medical examiners documented burns on his arms and thighs consistent with extreme heat inside the vehicle.
- The Baja California attorney general’s office opened a criminal investigation to determine possible negligence.
- The boy’s father alleged on social media that the mother was intoxicated, a claim authorities have not verified.