Paulino was discovered by her son and her husband, police officer Aristides Paulino, a little bit after 5 p.m. Friday, Matt Reyes, the vice chairman of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, informed CNN.A reason for loss of life has not been launched.”It’s a tragic accident and has rocked the Paulino household to its core,” Reyes added. The Miami Herald is reporting that investigators are treating Paulino’s loss of life “as a horrific accident.”Miami-Dade Police Public Info Officer Detective Angel Rodriguez mentioned there may be “an unclassified loss of life investigation which is open and lively for Clara Paulino,” however he could not give any further particulars.Reyes mentioned Paulino’s SUV has bars on the home windows, has a cage that separates the again seat from the entrance seat and has doorways that lock and might solely be opened from the surface. “It is an SUV so you actually cannot kick out the again window from that cage,” Reyes added. Clara was successfully trapped behind the automobile with out her mobile phone, Reyes mentioned, and would have had no different technique to let anybody know she was locked inside until somebody walked or drove by. Reyes additionally mentioned the neighborhood the Paulinos reside in does not have loads of passersby that would have seen her within the automobile. Per the Nationwide Climate Service Miami’s local weather report for August 21, Miami reached a excessive temperature of 92 levels at 3:21 p.m.”(Aristides) Paulino works midnights. He received dwelling after his shift, went to sleep, wakened round 5 within the afternoon, was wanting round the home for his spouse, could not discover her,” Reyes mentioned. “His son will get dwelling, he helps him search for her … they subsequently discover her within the backseat of his police automobile unconscious.” Reyes additionally mentioned Paulino discovered his spouse’s telephone on the again patio and that was one of many causes he was questioning the place she was. Clara’s fingerprints have been discovered everywhere in the within the automobile, he added.It’s unknown why Clara went inside her husband’s automobile, Reyes mentioned. “It’s unknown whether or not it (the automobile) was locked or she unlocked it to search for one thing. No one actually is aware of why she was again there or how she received again there … it is not a bizarre factor (for a partner to go in automobile), it is our take-home automobiles in our driveway, each day,” Reyes mentioned. CNN has reached out to Paulino’s union lawyer for remark.
