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An investigation is underway after an 11-year-old child, initially found unresponsive in a car outside his family’s home, died. On Monday afternoon, employees of Hermitage Place Apartments found the boy in the family vehicle parked on Hermitage Drive in Florence, according to a statement from the Florence Police Department. The workers began lifesaving measures until emergency responders arrived, according to the report. The child was transported by ambulance to North Alabama Medical Center, where he later died. An autopsy is being performed by the Alabama Department of Forensic Science. According to police, the child was enrolled in the Florence City Schools System, but the name of the school was not released. Police said counselors will be made available at the school. No other details were released. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Florence Police Department at 256-760-6557. You can also leave an anonymous tip via the FDP app.
