Missing 2-year-old child found dead in Oregon, police say

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) — Deputies are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child who went missing and was found dead early Wednesday morning.

The child was reported missing at 4:30 a.m. and was last seen in the 9900 block of Blackwell Road, officials say. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police troopers responded to the scene and immediately began a search.

The child was found dead at 5:41 a.m.

Officials did not immediately release additional details about the child’s death, but said an investigation was open.

Detectives with the sheriff’s criminal investigations division and the Major Assault and Death Investigation Unit (MADIU) are investigating.