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Omaha police arrest man after death of 1-year-old left in hot car

Omaha police arrest man after death of 1-year-old left in hot car
WITH BREAKING NEWS. OMAHA POLICE SAY A ONE YEAR OLD HAS DIED AFTER BEING FOUND IN A HOT VEHICLE. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL, KETV. NEWSWATCH SEVEN SEAN MCKINNON HAS BEEN AT THE SCENE NEAR 50TH AND LEAVENWORTH ALL AFTERNOON, JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT HE’S LEARNED. SEAN. ROB JULIE, I’M HERE AT KIDS OF THE FUTURE DAYCARE IN OMAHA. WE’VE SEEN OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT FORENSICS ACTUALLY TAKING PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE GRAY VAN. YOU CAN SEE IT OVER MY SHOULDER HERE. NOW, THAT VAN ACTUALLY PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AFTER WE ALREADY GOT HERE. WE THEN SAW OMAHA POLICE HELPING SMALL CHILDREN GET OUT OF THE VAN. NOW, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM EARLIER TODAY. OMAHA POLICE HAVE BEEN HERE ALL AFTERNOON, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. WE’VE SEEN WORRIED PARENTS PICK THEIR KIDS UP SINCE WE GOT HERE. WE ALSO SAW SOME ADULTS TRY AND SHIELD THEIR FACES AND DRIVE OFF FROM THE DAYCARE. OMAHA POLICE HAVE NOT SAID IF ANY ADULT IS IN CUSTODY YET. THEY SAY THEY’LL NEED TO CONDUCT THEIR INVESTIGATION BEFORE ANYTHING LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN. NOW, THE BUILDING WAS LOCKED WHEN I GOT HERE. I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. I’VE ALSO CALLED KIDS OF THE FUTURE DAYCARE. THEY HAVEN’T GOT BACK TO ME YET. THIS IS A DEVELOPING SITUATION AND WE’LL BRING YOU MORE AS WE LEARN IT. REPORTING LIVE, SEAN
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Updated: 4:06 PM CDT Aug 22, 2023
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Omaha police arrest man after death of 1-year-old left in hot car
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Updated: 4:06 PM CDT Aug 22, 2023
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A 62-year-old man was arrested after a 1-year-old child died after being left in a hot car outside an Omaha daycare.Around 3 p.m., officers responded to Kidz of the Future Childcare, near 50th and Leavenworth streets, for an unresponsive child, Omaha police said.Medical personnel transported the child to the Nebraska Medical Center, where the child was declared dead, according to authorities.Investigators arrested the van driver, 62-year-old Ryan Williams, for child abuse by neglect resulting in death.Authorities told vlog sister station KETV NewsWatch 7 that Williams was driving the van for Kidz of the Future Childcare.Omaha police on scene told KETV NewsWatch 7 it is unknown how long the child was in the car or whose car it was, whether it belonged to the daycare, a worker, or a parent.The incident is still under investigation.Video forecast: Could see record-breaking heat Tuesday, Wednesday

A 62-year-old man was arrested after a 1-year-old child outside an Omaha daycare.

Around 3 p.m., officers responded to Kidz of the Future Childcare, near 50th and Leavenworth streets, for an unresponsive child, Omaha police said.

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Medical personnel transported the child to the Nebraska Medical Center, where the child was declared dead, according to authorities.

Investigators arrested the van driver, 62-year-old Ryan Williams, for child abuse by neglect resulting in death.

Authorities told vlog sister station KETV NewsWatch 7 that Williams was driving the van for Kidz of the Future Childcare.

Omaha police on scene told KETV NewsWatch 7 it is unknown how long the child was in the car or whose car it was, whether it belonged to the daycare, a worker, or a parent.

The incident is still under investigation.

Video forecast: Could see record-breaking heat Tuesday, Wednesday

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