The father of a 2-year-old girl who died after she was left in a hot car for more than 16 hours in Baltimore's Belair-Edison neighborhood has been arrested, police said. 
 
 Child found unresponsive in locked car dies Photos A 2-year-old girl is dead after being left in a hot car for at least a full day. Police said she was discovered by her father. Child found unrseponsive in locked car Photos WBAL-TV\SkyTeam 11 
 
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 Officials were called around 5:30 p.m. to the 3400 block of Juneway, where the child was found locked in a car. 
 
 The girl was taken in very serious condition to Johns Hopkins Children's Center, where she later died, WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Kai Reed reported. 
 
 Investigators said her father discovered her in the car and that he's also the one who left her in the car at some point Sunday. 
 
 "He's walking down the street. He's crying. He's got a little kid in his hand, a lady comes out of the house or walks out the street and they just start screaming," witness Raven Jenkins said. 
 
 Police said a man went to his silver car parked on Brendan Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. Monday and found his daughter, Leasia Carter, inside and not breathing. 
 
 "He's sitting there like, 'Somebody's dead, somebody's dead,' and we couldn't make out what he was saying, but we know he was saying, 'Somebody was dead,'" witness Bella Osbourne said. 
 
 Photos Leasia Carter 
 
 "It never crossed my mind that something like that would happen," said Teresa Moon, Leasia's great-aunt. "He loved his girls, he loved his girls. He really loved his girls. He's grieving hard. It's just a tragic thing that happened." 
 
 According to investigators, the man ran back to his house about a block away on Juneway and called for help. 
 
 "The father went home at some point in time last night. This afternoon when he woke up, he discovered that his child wasn't there," Baltimore police Maj. Stanley Brandford said. "Right now, we know that the child was inside of that vehicle sometime (Sunday), but for certain we know that the child was left there all day (Monday). Of course with the temps and everything I'm pretty sure that the child cannot survive in that type of condition." 
 
 Investigators said that by the time Leasia was taken from the car, she had suffered second-degree burns. She'd been left in the car with the windows closed for 16 hours, most of it during sunlight hours Monday when the temperature neared 90 degrees. 
 
 Homicide investigators obtained a warrant for the victim's father, Wilbert Carter, 31, and arrested him Monday. He told investigators he had been drinking Sunday night into early Monday morning and had little memory of what happened. 
 
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 "He left his child unattended in the vehicle. We know that he went home, went to bed and when he woke up around 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon, that's when he began searching for his daughter," Baltimore police spokesman Jeremy Silbert said. 
 
 Carter is charged with second-degree murder and child abuse. He is currently being held at Central Booking. 
 
 Carter had sole legal custody of his daughter. Neighbors said he had another child with him when he went looking for Leasia. 
 
 Safety experts said the temperature inside a car in hot weather can climb to life-threatening levels in 10 minutes. 
 
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 WBAL-TV I-Team lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller contributed to this report ||||| Wilbert Carter is charged with homicide after he allegedly left his 2-year-old daughter unattended in a vehicle in Baltimore. The girl died. (Baltimore City Police) 
 
 A Baltimore man who left his 2-year-old daughter in a hot car for 16 hours after he had five drinks has been charged with her murder, police said. 
 
 Baltimore police said they were called at 5:15 p.m. on Monday for a report of an unconscious child inside a vehicle. Paramedics arrived and took the girl — Leasia Carter — to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. 
 
 A preliminary investigation found that the girl had been inside the vehicle unattended for 16 hours, according to police. Police said that the temperature outside reached 89 degrees while she was in the vehicle. She suffered second-degree burns in the car. 
 
 Her father, Wilbert Carter, 31, is charged with murder and child abuse. He is being held at the city jail. 
 
 Police said in a charging document that Carter told them he had consumed five alcoholic drinks during the day on Sunday. Around midnight, he said, a friend drove his car to Brendan Avenue. 
 
 He said he has no memory of what happened after that. His mother and aunt told him they saw him come home at about 7 a.m. When he woke up at about 4 p.m. on Monday, he asked them where his daughter was, he told police. 
 
 They told him that they had assumed the girl was with Carter’s sister. 
 
 A cousin then called to tell him that his car was still on Brendan Avenue. He went there, and found his daughter still buckled into her car seat. 
 
 Police said that Carter has a history of consuming so much alcohol that he passes out. 
 
 Authorities throughout the area sent out messages on social media saying it is never okay, especially in the summer heat, to leave elderly people, pets or children unattended or in vehicles. 
 
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 Heatstroke is among the leading causes of vehicle-related deaths that are not considered crashes among kids under 14, according to experts. 
 
 In 2014, 31 children died from heatstroke after being left unattended in cars, according to data from the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University. 
 
 Research at San Jose found that more than half of about 630 children who died from heatstroke in a car over a 17-year period had been forgotten by a caregiver. 
 
 Seventeen percent died because a caregiver had intentionally left the child in the vehicle. And about 30 percent of the deaths were the result of a child playing in an unattended vehicle. ||||| The coroner has determined that one-year-old Shaylyn Ammerman died from asphyxiation. Her death has been ruled a homicide. 
 
 
 
 Forensic pathologist Dr. Donna Stewart performed the autopsy at the State of Kentucky Medical Examiner's Office in Louisville, Kentucky. 
 
 
 
 Shaylyn's body was found Thursday, a day after she was reported missing from her home. Investigators have not found any weapon in the case. 
 
 22-year-old Kyle Parker has been arrested in connection with her death and faces preliminary charges of two counts of obstruction of justice, one count of failure to report a dead body, and one count of improper disposal of a corpse. Owen County Prosecutor Don VanDerMoere said he hopes to make formal charging decisions by Monday. 
 
 
 
 "The hope is that by Monday we will be in a position to make appropriate charging decisions," he said. 
 
 State police say the body of an infant female matching Shaylyn's description was found in a remote area near the White River northeast of Gosport. 
 
 "Very, very rural area. It's a private access. It's on private property near Gosport," said ISP Sgt. Curt Durnil. Investigators will return to that scene Friday to look for more clues about what happened to the little girl. 
 
 
 
 Law enforcement agencies continued to investigate several crime scenes on Friday, including scene security at the Ammerman home on West Jefferson Street in Spencer and an additional crime scene located near the White River northeast of Gosport. Indiana State Police Crime Scene Investigators are continuing to process the scene where Baby Shaylyn Ammerman was discovered. 
 
 
 
 Indiana State Police Detectives are continuing their efforts in interviewing witnesses and other persons of interest. These efforts also include video documentation of areas of interest and collection of evidence. 
 
 Kyle Parker, 22, of Spencer, was taken into custody in connection with the case, which remains under investigation. Relatives of the girl didn't mince words when discussing the news or the man in custody. 
 
 "Burn in hell, Kyle Parker," said Shaylyn's father, Justin Ammerman. 
 
 "Kyle or whoever is the cause of it, I hope the wrath of God comes on him," said grandfather Daniel Morgan. 
 
 Through a family friend, Shaylyn's mother, Jessica Morgan, told us she had no comment Thursday night. On Facebook, she posted "Heartbroken. My baby girl Shaylyn is gone. They found her body tonight." 
 
 State police say they were led to the girl's body by information generated by the nearly two-day investigation. They said they talked to up to ten persons of interest in the case, but say it's too early to call the investigation over. 
 
 Parker faces preliminary charges of two counts of obstruction of justice, one count of failure to report a dead body, and one count of improper disposal of a corpse. 
 
 Specific charges are to be worked out by the Owen County prosecutor. Parker's exact role in the case is still unclear and it remains to be seen if more people will be charged. 
 
 An autopsy Friday in Louisville is expected to provide more answers. 
 
 "I would still say that we are interested in speaking to these people to get the full story and that's what we would love to do," Sgt. Durnil said. "We would love to clear them of any suspicion or any action. That would be our goal, but clearly, in those investigations, other things come out and we go from there for the investigative process." 
 
 Adam Ammerman, the victim's uncle, spent part of Thursday submitting to a lie detector test. He had sharp words for Parker. 
 
 "I'm just going to speak plain and clearly. Whoever did this needs to burn in hell," said uncle Adam Ammerman. "There's no need for something like this to happen." 
 
 Police knew Parker was in the house the night of the toddler's disappearance, but say they have not yet put together a timeline of his whereabouts when she went missing or when she died. 
 
 Wednesday night, Shaylyn's grandmother, Tamera Morgan told Eyewitness News there hadn't been a loud party at the father's home as some had said. 
 
 "There was one person that came over last night. It was Kyle. He and Adam were in his room," Morgan said. 
 
 An autopsy has been scheduled for Friday, where the Owen County Coroner's Office will positively identify the toddler and determine the cause of death. 
 
 Despite the tragedy, police thanked members of the community who volunteered their time, efforts and resources to assist in the search for Shaylyn. 
 
 "To bring a community together takes a lot. And in a tragic way like this, this community has come together in an outstanding way," Sgt. Durnil said. "Nobody’s going home, nobody wants to stop, 'What can I do to help?' I fielded hundreds, it felt like hundreds of emails today – 'How can I help? How can I help?' 
 
 "You want to give them something to do, but that's how tight-knit this community is. They all came together and helped and it gives me goosebumps just talking about it." 
 
 Earlier Thursday, state police said they had no sign of the girl's whereabouts, but were determined to work until she was located. 
 
 "It won't end until we find Shaylyn," said Sgt. Durnil. 
 
 Over 60 members of law enforcement were involved in the search for Shaylyn, who disappeared from her home sometime Tuesday night. She was reported missing Wednesday morning. 
 
 "She's been missing for over 24 hours. We're worried. It's not something that we think is good right now, but there is hope," said Sgt. Durnil. 
 
 Investigators spoke to up to 10 persons of interest, talking to those people about "where they went, where they are telling us where they went, where their car was parked." 
 
 Sgt. Durnil explained that an Amber Alert had not been issued because the case didn't meet the criteria. An Amber Alert requires information either about a suspect or suspect vehicle - in this case, investigators have neither. Police don't know how Shaylyn left the house. 
 
 Police from all over Owen County and beyond searched the area. 
 
 "A child is missing and the house that the child is missing from is right over the hill from the White River," Sgt. Durnil said. 
 
 Ammerman has blond hair, blue eyes and just learned how to walk. 
 
 "I want to be out there, not just sitting here," said Jessica Stewart, the girl's mother. 
 
 Police searched the house again for clues. They also examined cell phones, computers and other electronic devices. Several persons of interest have undergone polygraph examinations. Shaylyn's father Justin Ammerman and his brother were among them, according to Ammerman's mother (and Shaylyn's grandmother) Tamera Morgan. 
 
 "I don't know why. He has nothing to do with her disappearance other than he is the father. He put her to sleep like anyone else would," said Morgan. 
 
 But Jessica Stewart believed Ammerman knew more than he was telling police. 
 
 "I don't know if he had anything to do with it but I think he knows something at the very least that he is afraid to say," said Stewart. 
 
 Sgt. Durnil said no arrests had been made in the case by early Thursday evening, although people who were interviewed Wednesday were interviewed again Thursday. 
 
 "Fields, roadways, gravel roads, ditches, rivers, bridges, culverts, trees, muddy waters - every aspect of Owen County we're gonna be covering today," said Owen County Sheriff Sam Hobbs earlier Thursday. "We're not going to quit. This is going to be a non-stop search until we recover the child." 
 
 According to police and her family, she was put to bed Tuesday night and discovered missing Wednesday morning. 
 
 Police immediately searched the neighborhood. 
 
 The Owen County sheriff vowed they would search all until dark and if necessary resume the search Friday. 
 
 Several officers had been inside the house. They said there were no signs of a break-in . 
 
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 Shaylyn's grandmother and father were the last to see her around midnight Tuesday. She'd been staying at their home on West Jefferson Street in Spencer, part of a week on-week off custody arrangement with Stewart. 
 
 "I put her to bed around 10:00 or 10:30 and I checked on her at midnight before I went to bed," said Morgan. "She was laying in her bed sound asleep and then we went to bed and we woke up and she was gone." 
 
 
 
 Sgt. Leonard Sam Hobbs with the Owen County Sheriff's Department thanked the community for its support in the search for Shaylyn. 
 
 
 
 “I’ve got children," he said. "I’ve got grandchildren. Everybody’s got children. Anytime you lose a child, it hurts. It hurts us all." 
 
 
 
 Hobbs continued: 
 
 
 
 “The thing that holds me together is knowing that the little girl is safe with God now, and the biggest asset this community has for one another, and I’ve seen it many, many times, and I’m sure I’ll see it again before the good Lord calls me home, is the prayers that come out from this community and surrounding communities. That’s our strength is our faith. We’re a faith-based community. We’re a faith-based department, and we’ll hold to our faith.” 
 
 
 
 Sgt. Durnil reminded the public that this case is far from over. 
 
 
 
 "Please don’t feel like because we found a body and that we’ve made an arrest that this case is anywhere near over," Durnil said. "This case is just getting started with more interviews, with more investigative tactics, with everything that we have at our disposal we will use to bring those responsible for this little girl’s death to justice.” 
 
 
 
 Supt. Doug Carter with the Indiana State Police echoed Durnil's statement. 
 
 
 
 "There are a lot more long days, and lots of hours coming to this in order to help this community heal," Carter said. "If there is anyone out there that has any information about this, we ask that you please, please come forward, because we won’t stop until we’ve talked to every single person that we can possibly talk to.” 
 
 
 
 ANYONE with any information about this case is urged to call the Indiana State Police at the Bloomington Post at (812) 332-4411. 
 
 The Spencer home that a 15-month-old girl disappeared from yesterday is still an active crime scene #wthr pic.twitter.com/TC9xWhl2jm — Rich Van Wyk (@VanwykWTHR) March 24, 2016 
 
 Police gather outside home where toddler last seen on 2nd day of search #WTHR pic.twitter.com/Eaufb8ZF2H — Kris Kirschner (@krisk13) March 24, 2016 
 
 50-60 from several law enforcement agencies already searching 2day for missing toddler #Spencer #WTHRSunrise pic.twitter.com/oS1Q7xHjHu — Kris Kirschner (@krisk13) March 24, 2016 
 
 LIVE on #Periscope: Update from police on search for missing toddler Owen County https://t.co/Ypr2dsZh58 — Kris Kirschner (@krisk13) March 24, 2016
– Tragedy in Baltimore, where a 2-year-old girl died yesterday after being left in a hot car. Police say her father, Wilbert Carter, left her in the car sometime Sunday, and WBAL-TV reports that she was inside it for at least 16 hours. Carter, 31, is also reportedly the one who found her the next day around 5pm and ran to call police, who found little Leasia Carter in the locked car. A witness says she saw Wilbert Carter walking down the street, crying. "A lady comes out of the house or walks out the street and they just start screaming." Another witness says Carter was "sitting there like, 'Somebody's dead, somebody's dead,' and we couldn't make out what he was saying, but we know he was saying somebody was dead." He was later arrested on second-degree murder and child abuse charges. Carter told police he had five drinks on Sunday, was drinking into the wee hours of Monday, and couldn't remember what happened, but the Washington Post reports that he said a friend drove his car to the location where the girl was later found. "The father went home at some point in time last night," a police official said yesterday. "This afternoon when he woke up, he discovered that his child wasn't there." Adds a police spokesperson today, "When he woke up around 4pm yesterday afternoon, that's when he began searching for his daughter." He reportedly asked his mother and aunt where she was and they said they saw him come home at 7am and assumed the girl was with his sister, but he found her after a cousin called to alert him to where his car was parked. The child was not breathing when she was found, and she suffered second-degree burns in the 90-degree heat.