GREENSBORO, N.C. (WBTV /Gray News) -- A North Carolina family says they are demanding answers when it comes to the death of their young child.

David Mitchell and Shardé Sherrill said they brought their 2-year-old son, Er’Mias, to the Valleygate Dental Surgery Center in July for a relatively simple procedure: tooth caps.

However, Er’Mias had a reported medical emergency and died during the operation.

The 2-year-old’s parents said they weren’t notified of the ongoing emergency until after the ambulance with their boy had left the facility, about 40 minutes after the start of the procedure.

They said they ended up driving alone that day to the hospital, 30 minutes away from the surgery center, to find Er’Mias. But by then, it was too late to say goodbye.

“You sat there, you waited, y

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