DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police confirmed Thursday afternoon that an 8-year-old boy reported missing Wednesday evening was found dead in a neighborhood swimming pool.

What we know:

The child, identified by police as Bisebwa, left his home in the 750 block of North Indian Creek Drive around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities at the time said it was unclear what he was wearing when he disappeared.

Officers and neighbors began searching the area, and the department asked the public for help locating him. Police posted on social media overnight urging anyone with information to call the Special Victims Unit.

By Thursday afternoon, police said the search had come to a tragic end. "We can confirm that 8-year-old Bisebwa was located deceased in the neighborhood swimming pool," a public

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