Montreal police are investigating after a six-month-old baby was found dead Friday evening after being left inside a vehicle most of the day.
A 911 call was placed around 5:35 p.m. after the father showed up to his son’s daycare and daycare personnel informed him the child was not brought in that day.
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Police say the baby was found nearby in the father’s vehicle at the intersection of Robert-Bourassa Boulevard and William Street.
“His first reaction was to go check in the vehicle and from there saw that his son of six months was unconscious,” said Jean-Pierre Brabant, a spokesperson for Montreal police.
Brabant said the father had gone straight to work with his son in the backseat. The baby had been inside the vehicle since Friday morning.
First responders tried to revive the baby, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.
The baby’s parents, who are in their 30s, were in shock and transported to hospital. First responders on the scene were also in shock, according to Brabant.
Brabant described the situation as a tragic event.
“It could happen to anyone,” he said.
Investigators are on the scene to determine what happened. They will also meet with the parents in the coming days.
Brabant said it is too early to know if any charges will be laid.
–with files from Global’s Gloria Henriquez