Dayvid Pakko is shown in an undated photo obtained by KCPQ.
The body of a missing 6-year-old Washington boy with autism was found early Tuesday morning in a trash bin, and there is evidence he was the victim of homicide, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department.
Spokesperson Shari Ireton said the body of Dayvid Pakko was found at the apartment complex where the boy's family lived in Lynnwood, Washington, KTLA sister station KCPQ reported.
Detectives are investigating, and a 19-year-old man was taken into custody. Deputies say he is a relative of the boy.
The cause of death hasn’t been released.
Ireton said investigators would be processing evidence at the scene for at least another 24 hours.
Officials began the search Monday night for the boy, who had a mild form of autism.
Dayvid Pakko is shown in an undated photo obtained by KCPQ.
Dayvid was last seen in his apartment around 2:30 p.m. Monday and was reported missing at 5 p.m., Ireton said. There was an adult inside the apartment at the time.
Ireton had asked people who live in the area to turn on their outside lights and look to see if the boy might be hiding in their bushes or around their home.
Neighbors who helped search for the boy say they are also looking for answers.
"I don’t want to ever feel what I am feeling again because it's horrible what’s happened," said neighbor Anthony Micallef.
Outside Beverly Elementary, where the boy went to school, staff members put a message of mourning on the announcement board.
A memorial of flowers and candles has been growing outside of the Bristol Square apartment complex.
from KTLA http://ift.tt/2gi2ecN
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