Body Of Jordan Vong, Missing 7-Year-Old, Found, Investigation Into Death Underway

The body of 7-year-old Jordon Vong was found after a day-long search late Tuesday. Police officials confirmed the investigation into the disappearance of the boy has turned into a death investigation.

The announcement was made by Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen after officers served a search warrant at the family’s home in the Montbello neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday evening.

Pazen, however, did not provide details about how the boy died or where his body was found. He also refused to comment on the suspect and said it is too early to call the death a homicide, local daily The Denver Channel reported. The investigators, however, said the community is not in danger.

“We want to ensure the integrity of the investigation, make sure that we really dive into this to find out exactly what happened,” Pazen said. “We will give updates as they become available."

“We want to thank the community members for all of their help and tips as we were looking for Jordan. Our investigators will be working hard to answer the questions moving forward,” he added, Denver Post reported.

The police officials were informed about the boy’s missing on Monday evening. The boy had already been missing for a few hours when they got the message.

On Tuesday, the FBI joined the search. The police sought a search warrant to gain access to the family’s home. Investigators were also seen taking photos of the house and some entering inside with gloves, however, officials did not disclose what was found inside.

They also conducted searches in nearby parks, around the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, two nearby ponds and vehicles leaving the vicinity by Tuesday afternoon. Several officers also handed out flyers to people in the streets early Tuesday morning.

Denver Police spokeswoman Marika Putnam said Tuesday afternoon, “When a child goes missing we’ll ask people if we can look in their trunks, we’ll ask if we can look in their campers just to see because sometimes the little ones, sometimes think it’s a game of hide and seek. We want to find them and make sure they’re safe.”

Officials said the boy was last seen wearing a shirt and grey sweatpants and was 3-foot-7, weighing 40 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. “We’re asking everyone, if you’re up this morning, you’re having your coffee, take a look in the backyard, look in your shed, check in your car, check anywhere you think a little 7-year-old who is 3-foot-7 could hide because he could be hunkered down somewhere cold. So if he is in the area, please give us a call,” Putnam said.

The police did not issue an amber alert as they felt the case did not meet the criteria.