KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A young child was found dead in a car outside a store in Tennessee on Friday afternoon. Knoxville Police Department spokesman Scott Erland said the child was found in a car at a Food City store at about 3:15 p.m.

The gender and age of the child were not immediately available.

“Young child. It was a young child, we can confirm that for sure," Erland said.

Knoxville police officers and Knox County Sheriff Office deputies had a large area of the parking lot roped off with police tape. A blue tarp was seen draped over a car's backseat.

In a followup news release, Erland said emergency responders attempted to revive the child, but were unsuccessful. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is not known where the parents or guardians of the child were while temperatures crept toward 90 or how long the child was left in the car.

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