Death of 3-year-old Texas boy found in hot day care van ruled a homicide
In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Raymond Pryer wipes away tears while talking about his son with wife Dikeisha Whitlock-Pryer and their lawyer, Larry Wilson in Houston. Authorities have ruled the death of the couple's 3-year-old son, Raymond Pryer Jr. , who was found in a hot van outside a Houston daycare, a homicide and are forwarding the case to a grand jury for review. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo taken in Houston, a pin on the lapel of Dikeisha Whitlock-Pryer's jacket shows a photo of her son, Raymond Pryer Jr., who died after he was left in a bus for hours after it had returned from a field trip to a daycare. Authorities have ruled Pryer's death a homicide and are forwarding the case to a grand jury for review. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Raymond Pryer comforts Dikeisha Whitlock-Pryer while they talk to the media in Houston, about their 3-year-old son, Raymond Pryer Jr., who died after he was left in a bus for hours after it had returned from a field trip to a daycare. Authorities have ruled Pryer's death a homicide and are forwarding the case to a grand jury for review. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
HOUSTON — Authorities have ruled the death of a 3-year-old boy who was found in a hot van outside a Houston day care a homicide and are forwarding the case to a grand jury for review.
The Harris County medical examiner’s office said Tuesday that Raymond Pryer Jr. died of hyperthermia.
Harris County Precinct 1 constable officials say the boy was found unresponsive in the van at Discovering Me Academy in July when his father arrived to pick him up. Authorities have said the child was in the van for 3 ½ hours and that its interior was 113 degrees (45 Celsius).
The state revoked the day care center’s permit last month, forcing it to close.
Houston police told KTRK-TV that the case will now go before a grand jury.
