JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating after a toddler was left in a hot car in Johnson County.
Just after 3p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a report of a child left alone in a car at a church in the 15300 block of W. 87th Street in Lenexa, according to a media release.
At the scene, the child had already been removed from the car when officers arrived. The boy was taken inside while waiting for EMS to arrive.
An ambulance then took the 22-month-old to the hospital. He was reported in critical condition.
A preliminary investigation determined boy was left alone inside the car for about two and a half hours. The car was not running and the windows were up, according to the release.
The parents are cooperating with the investigation, according to police.