TWO RIVERS, Wis. — After more than six months missing, police confirm the skeletal remains found last Saturday in Two Rivers are those of missing 4-year-old Elijah Vue.

The update was shared at a press briefing in Two Rivers Friday afternoon. Police did not take any questions from the media.

Officials said the remains were located by the owner of private property in Two Rivers, who contacted authorities immediately. Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert said the remains were not found on Camp Manitou, but north of Camp Manitou. The private property where the remains were found was three miles northwest of where Elijah was initially reported missing. 

The thick, wooded area where the remains were found had been canvassed and searched multiple times, according to police. 

Vue had been missing since Feb. 20.

Elijah’s mother, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, are both in jail. They have been charged with child neglect. According to the criminal complaint, they both say they had nothing to do with Vue’s disappearance.

According to court documents, Baur and Vang told investigators that Vue was staying with Vang. Vang was trying to “correct the child’s bad behavior.” Vang told police Vue was afraid of him and that he disciplined the then 3-year-old by making him stand and pray for one to three hours at a time.

Vang told police that on Feb. 20, he fell asleep while watching Vue and that when he woke up, Vue was gone. 

Meinnert said the DOJ has officially canceled the Amber Alert for Vue and this now turns into a death investigation by police. 

This story is developing. Check back for updates.