KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Merriam resident was cited Monday for leaving a 3-year-old child inside a running vehicle in Shawnee, according to police.
Officers responded around 5 p.m. to the 16100 block of 65th Street, a Walmart retail store.
When they arrived, they located the child inside a vehicle. Police determined the child wasn't in need of medical care.
A 32-year-old at the scene was ordered to appear in municipal court for endangering a child.
No word on the child's relation to the adult.
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