WEST DES MOINES, Iowa —

West Des Moines police say no charges will be filed following a child's death after being left in a vehicle last month.

KCCI did reach out to the Polk County Attorney's Office and is waiting to learn more. Due to being busy in court Thursday afternoon, the prosecutor who KCCI was referred to was not able to speak at the time.

The incident occurred on July 2. According to West Des Moines police, a call came in just before 3 p.m. about a child who was found unresponsive in the 5900 block of Westown Parkway.

Court documents reveal the caller, whom KCCI is not naming at this time, made the call as he was rushing to a nearby hospital after finding the 18-month-old child in his vehicle. According to those documents, the child was left in the vehicle for about six-and

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