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In a missing case that the City of Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas were hoping for a positive outcome, became a reality of a parents worst nightmare; the lost of a child when the body of Michael Kingsbury; a 7 year-old boy with autism was found dead on yesterday.

The body of Michael Kingsbury, was found in an automobile behind the 1700 block of West Virginia Avenue NE, where the boy lived.

The cause of death was not known immediately. An autopsy will be conducted.

At a briefing, Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham said the body of a child who fit the description of the boy the police were searching for was spotted in the car by an officer about 5:50 p.m. Newsham said the vehicle bore no license plates.

The owner of the car was not immediately identified. A police source said that investigators were talking with the owner.

Newsham said it was not clear when the boy had entered the car, and he declined to say where in the vehicle the boy had been found. However, two police sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing said the body was on the floor of a locked sedan.

Newsham said police were assessing their search, trying to determine whether they had previously looked into the vehicle. Two police sources said that at least one officer had searched the sedan on Sunday. Newsham declined to confirm that account but said that police were looking into it.

Monday’s discovery appeared to conclude a frantic search that traced back to events on Sunday morning.

 

ARTICLE COURTEST OF WASHINGTONPOST.COM – By and ,