Police in Texas have arrested two employees in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy left in a hot day care van. Brownsville police responded to a call about a medical emergency at The Learning Club Preschool on June 27, 2025. Upon arrival, emergency responders found 4-year-old Logan Urbina unresponsive. Police arrested Karen Silva, 36, and Sendy Ruiz, 38, following Logan’s death. Now, loved ones want justice for a life cut short.
KRGV reported that Silva and Ruiz worked at The Learning Club Preschool and allegedly used the van the day Logan died. Cameron County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Mary Esther Sorola told KRGV that Silva and Ruiz took a group of children, including Logan, on a field trip the morning of June 27. They reportedly returned to the facility around 11:30 a.m.
According to a press release from the Brownsville Police Department, officers went to The Learning Club Preschool about 4:55 p.m., more than five hours later. Soroloa told KRGV in a followup story that it was unclear how long Logan was in the van that day. Sadly, she pronounced Logan dead at the scene. Per KRGV, she ordered an autopsy to determine the child’s exact cause of death.
Brownsville resident Flor Cantu told KRGV that the news of Logan’s death broke her heart.
“A 4-year-old, that’s unacceptable, unacceptable,” Cantu said. “Just the thought that any mother brings their kids here, so they can take care of them so they can go to work, and this thing happened.”
Temperatures that day reached 96 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Per his obituary, Logan is survived by his parents, Monique Lizeth Garcia and Pedro Antonio Urbina, and his older brother, Jeremiah Levi Urbina. “He enjoyed playing with toys and loved dinosaurs and watching Paw Patrol. He was a beloved son, brother, grandson, and nephew and will be missed greatly by his family,” his obituary reads.
Both Ruiz and Silva face charges of injury to a child resulting in death, a second-degree felony. If convicted, the women face up to 20 years in prison per Texas law.
Loved ones have created a GoFundMe account to aid in Logan’s final expenses. It’s raised more than $18,000 thus far.
