Baltimore toddler dies after being found unresponsive in hot car, according to police

Baltimore Police are investigating a questionable death after a 1-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a hot vehicle on Thursday.

Officers say they responded to a report of an unconscious child at the 6200 block of Greenspring Avenue around 1:40 p.m. When they arrived, they found the 1-year-old boy unresponsive. 

Medics underwent life-saving procedures to resuscitate the child, but he was later pronounced dead on the scene. 

His body has since been taken to a Medical Examiner's Office to determine the exact cause of his death.

Police say their preliminary investigation revealed that the 1-year-old boy had been left in the car before his parent discovered him at a later time.

His death is currently being investigated as questionable.

Temperatures reached upwards of 95 degrees on Thursday as the city also dealt with a Code Orange air quality alert due to the Canadian wildfires.

The Maryland Department of Health has reported 19 heat-related deaths so far this year, including eight during July.