Child found dead in car parked at a Broward education center, police say

A child was found dead inside a car parked at an early learning center in Plantation on Monday evening, according to police.

At around 5:40 p.m., Plantation’s police and fire departments responded to a report of a dead child in a car at A World of Discovery Academy at 7025 NW Fourth Street.

School leaders told Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami that a parent arrived to pick up their son but was told the child had never been dropped off. The parent returned to the vehicle, checked the back seat and found the boy unresponsive.

The boy was about 18 months old, school leaders told the station.

The Plantation Fire Department confirmed the child was dead. A death investigation is underway, police say.