OXNARD, Calif. () — A body matching the description of a missing 13-year-old boy from the San Fernando Valley was found in Oxnard on Wednesday, police said.
The teen was reported missing on Sunday by his family when he didn’t come home from visiting an acquaintance in Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
LAPD says the agency’s Robbery-Homicide Division took the lead in the investigation on Tuesday, with detectives gathering evidence that led them to an area of interest in Oxnard.
On Wednesday, AIR7 was over Harbor Boulevard, near the Santa Clara River, as law enforcement conducted a death investigation. A tent on the side of the road covered the body.
Police say a body matching the description of the missing teen was found, but the identity of the person has not been confirmed. A cause of death is unknown.
The FBI was also assisting in the investigation.
“Anyone who thinks they’re going to get away with any kind of foul play or nefarious activity or criminal activity, they’re going to learn that the Los Angeles Police Department will stop at nothing to bring people to justice,” LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said.
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