RIVERVIEW, Fla. – Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a three-year-old child who was found inside a parked vehicle in Riverview over the weekend.
The incident occurred late Saturday night, June 20, 2026. Emergency dispatchers received a call at approximately 10:40 p.m., sending deputies to a home located on Emerald Shore Drive. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies met with a father who had discovered his child unresponsive inside a vehicle parked outside the residence.
First responders quickly transported the toddler to St. Joseph’s Hospital – South, where medical staff later pronounced the child deceased…