EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Eden Prairie Police Department said it found a body that matches the description of missing boy on Sunday night.
"It is with heavy hearts we share that a body matching the description of Mohamed Mohamed, the 11-year-old child who went missing earlier today, was recovered from a pond nearby Mohamed’s residence at approximately 9:30pm Sunday, Oct 20," said the department in a post on X.
The department has discontinued search efforts and is launching an investigation into the circumstances of the incident, according to its website.
Initially, the EPPD was searching for 11-year-old Mohammed Mohammed, a nonverbal autistic boy who had last been seen at 5:15 p.m. on Sunday evening.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
