4-year-old girl found dead inside hot car parked in Valley Village, LAPD says

Los Angeles Police Department officers said a 4-year-old died inside a hot car parked in a Valley Village neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon. 

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it received a call for a medical emergency just before 3:40 p.m. in the 12700 block of McCormick Street.

LAPD said it has launched a child abuse investigation into the death. Officers have not placed the parents in custody as of Tuesday afternoon. 

The LAPD initially said the victim was a young boy, but the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Wednesday morning identified her as a Tarzana girl.