2-Year-Old Alabama Boy Dies in Car, Father Charged with Reckless Murder

Shawn Rounsavall.Photo: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

An Alabama man has been charged with reckless murder after police say he left his 2-year-old son alone in a car for several hours.

Rounsavall allegedly forgot to drop the toddler off at a local daycare in the morning, according to police.

Investigators reportedly toldFox10that Rounsavall had spent the day working at his downtown restaurant while the child was apparently forgotten.

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“This is a terrible, terrible tragedy. This community is shocked,” Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said, per the outlet.

Rounsavall was arrested and charged with reckless murder, authorities said. He is being held in the Escambia County Detention Center.

It was not immediately clear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.

source: people.com