BATON ROUGE – Family members said a 3-year-old who died after being left in a hot day care van in Houston has family ties to Louisiana.

Raymond Pryer died after being left in the vehicle following a trip with 28 other students from Discovery Me Academy in Houston, Texas, Thursday. The van returned to the school around 2:30 – Pryer was found unresponsive hours later at about 7 o’clock.

Family of the Pryers said the child’s mother and father are both Baton Rouge natives and moved to Houston a few years ago.

The child’s funeral is planned for this weekend at Life Tabernacle on Hooper Road.

Two people, the driver and a chaperone, were detained for questioning, according to Houston TV station KTRK. An investigation is underway into the tragic oversight and a grand jury will decide if there will be any charges, the station reported.

"It seems to me this was just gross negligence," Texas Constable Alan Rosen said. "It's just tragic."

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