ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a missing 12-year-old boy discovered his remains Wednesday afternoon in a creek bed near an Atlanta golf course, police said.
Atlanta police were called to the scene near John A. White Golf Course around 2 p.m. where they found the boy “unresponsive,” suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, news outlets reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Maj. D’Andrea Price said the boy was reported missing Tuesday evening by his grandmother, who told authorities the boy went to a friend’s house around 3 p.m. and never returned home.
Officers canvassed the neighborhood Tuesday night but were unable to find him.
The family resumed the search Wednesday and found the boy in the wooded area. Price said the family searched where he and other children usually play and travel.