The death of an autistic child who had been missing for days until his body was found has authorities in North Carolina searching for clues as to how he died. FBI Agent Jason Kaplan said investigators still want to hear from people who were in the Gastonia park last weekend when Maddox Ritch ran away from his father. “In law enforcement, we will not take anything for granted,” Kaplan said Thursday, fighting his emotions, at a news conference where officials announced that a body had been found. Specifically, Kaplan said investigators are looking for a man in a white truck who is believed to have seen Maddox before he disappeared. Kaplan said while it was too early to determine whether foul play was involved in Maddox’s death, investigators would pursue every angle to find out exactly what happened.

Source: National Post September 28, 2018 17:21 UTC