The Brief
- A family is seeking justice after a 36-year-old man with special needs died inside a facility van in Mesa.
- Now that heat has been ruled the official cause of death, an attorney representing the family prepares to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
- The victim was reportedly left inside the vehicle for nine hours while outside temperatures reached 106 degrees.
MESA, Ariz. – A family is searching for justice following the death of a loved one with special needs who was found dead inside a care facility vehicle in Mesa.
What we know:
The medical examiner report officially ruled heat as the cause of death for 36-year-old Lorenzo Lopez. Now the attorney representing his family will be filing a wrongful death lawsuit.…