9-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car near Galena Park

A child has died after being found trapped in a hot car.

The incident was reported to HPD at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at 1201 Mayo Shell Road in the Galena Park area.

According to Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was a 9-year-old child. They were rushed to Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital but later pronounced dead.

Our Sky 2 Chopper was over the scene of the incident.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced the incident on X.

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