Ahizya Osceola 's body was discovered in an obscure location inside the home late Thursday night ( above Ahizya , three , pictured above ) The body of a missing three-year-old boy was found inside his Florida family home where he lived with his father , step mother and two siblings . Ahizya Osceola 's body was discovered in an 'obscure location ' inside the home late Thursday night , according to Hollywood Police Chief Frank Fernandez . Authorities had been searching for the boy since he was reported missing on Thursday at approximately 11.48am . The search ended tragically Thursday night about 12 hours later when the body was discovered , and police announced on Friday around 5.40am , that the public 's help was no longer needed . Chief Fernandez would not give further details on whether the child 's body had possibly been hidden in this 'obscure location ' or if he died accidentally while hiding there , according to the Sun-Sentinel . However , he said on Friday morning during a press conference that a criminal investigation was ongoing . It was also announced that the young child 's body was being processed by Broward Medical Examiner 's Office . Authorities had been searching for the boy since he was reported missing Thursday at approximately 11.48am ( above Hollywood police gather in front of the home where Ahizya was found on March 20 ) Once his Ahizya 's is released , he will be buried at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian reservation - the child 's parents , Nelson Osceola and Karen Cypress are members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida . Nelson , 24 , told authorities he had last seen his son at 4am on Thursday when he went to check on his eight-month-old daughter at the home located on Johnson Street . He said his wife , who has not been identified , was awake and the boy was still sleeping when he left home at 7.30am . He was in contact with his wife for a couple of more hours that morning before she fell back asleep with the baby , and woke up realizing he had disappeared . She told Osceola that Ahizya was missing through a text message . Karen made an emotional plea to the public on Thursday after her son was reported missing . Chief Frank Fernandez ( above speaking during a press conference ) would not elaborate about whether the child 's body had possibly been hidden in this 'obscure location ' or if he died accidentally while hiding there , however he said on Friday morning that a criminal investigation was ongoing . The search ended tragically on Friday around 5.40am , and police said the child 's parents have been cooperating with the investigation ( above scenes from the home on Friday morning ) She said the child was her 'heart ' and 'life ' and that she 'just wanted him home ' . Police said they had a two to three square-mile area where they went door-to-door and to each house , exhausting every effort possible , while also having volunteers come together to pray for the safe recovery of Ahizya . Dogs were also sent out tracking the scent of the child during the search . Police said the child 's parents have been cooperating with the investigation , and it was not revealed whether there were suspects or if charges had been filed in relation to the incident . Nelson Osceola told authorities he had seen his son at 4am when he went to check on his eight-month-old daughter . He said his wife , who has not been identified , was awake and the boy was still sleeping when he left home Thursday at 7.30am . It was not mentioned if there are any suspects or if charges had been filed in relation to the incident ( above a map of the location of the home Ahizya was found in )
Ahizya Osceola was reported missing on Thursday morning and his body was discovered late Thursday night inside the home of his father , Nelson . Police took off search on Friday at 5.40am and a criminal investigation is ongoing ; he 's body is also being processed by medical examiner 's office . Hollywood police commissioner Frank Fernandez did not give further details concerning the discovery of Ahizya 's body or if he had experienced trauma .