Update
Brooke Sheppard was taking a walk around the lake with her mother and daughter when she crossed paths with a blond little boy who was wearing an orange T-shirt last Saturday.
Sheppard’s mother tried talking to the child, who she figured was on his way back to whomever accompanied him to the park.
But the boy didn’t say anything back and continued on his way, as the group of women continued watching him, she said.
Sheppard said she has spoken with detectives and held out hope Maddox would be found until Thursday when investigators announced they had found the 6-year-old boy’s body in Long Creek.
The body was discovered less than a mile from where he had last been seen.
“My heart broke,” Sheppard said.
Maddox’s funeral is on Friday, Oct. 5. He will be buried in private.
Police are still investigating Maddox's death. No suspects have been named in the case.
Brooke Sheppard was taking a walk around the lake with her mother and daughter when she crossed paths with a blond little boy who was wearing an orange T-shirt last Saturday.
Sheppard’s mother tried talking to the child, who she figured was on his way back to whomever accompanied him to the park.
But the boy didn’t say anything back and continued on his way, as the group of women continued watching him, she said.
Sheppard said she has spoken with detectives and held out hope Maddox would be found until Thursday when investigators announced they had found the 6-year-old boy’s body in Long Creek.
The body was discovered less than a mile from where he had last been seen.
“My heart broke,” Sheppard said.
Maddox’s funeral is on Friday, Oct. 5. He will be buried in private.
Police are still investigating Maddox's death. No suspects have been named in the case.
