Investigation underway after child is found dead inside an SUV outside child care center in Plantation

An investigation is underway after a child was found dead inside an SUV in Plantation.

Plantation Police responded to A World of Discovery Academy on Northwest Fourth Street near 70th Avenue on Monday afternoon.

The parking lot of the childcare center turned into a crime scene after responding officers found a child dead inside the vehicle.

According to police, fire crews declared the child deceased on the scene.

7News cameras captured crime scene tape stretching across the business’s parking lot.

Soon after, cameras also filmed investigators surrounding a black SUV and setting up a tent around it as they worked to piece together what exactly occurred.

People who live nearby were shocked to come across this tragedy.

“It’s sad to see something like this, honestly, it’s really sad,” said an area resident.

“You never want to hear this type of news, especially to kids, to a child, having my own child, you don’t really want to go through this moment,” said another resident.

Others were shocked that it happened outside a daycare.

“It’s a daycare; you wouldn’t expect to see something like this. It’s a daycare, let alone a plantation, but at a daycare was definitely alarming,” said a re...