The Los Angeles Police Department made no mention of a person of interest or suspect in a statement obtained by PEOPLE
Authorities said that a body found in California’s Ventura County matched the description of a missing 13-year-old boy — and his relatives are alleging he was with his soccer coach before his disappearance.
In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Friday, April 4, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division said the family of Oscar Omar Hernandez reported him missing on Sunday, March 30, when he didn’t return home after visiting an acquaintance in Lancaster.
The department’s Robbery-Homicide Division assumed the lead in the investigation on Tuesday, April 1, police said…