Kayla Gomez-Orozco Death: Texas Holds Vigil For Murdered 10-Year-Old Girl

People from Bullard, Texas and beyond have come together to remember a 10-year-old schoolgirl in a beautiful vigil. Kayla Gomez-Orozco, who had been missing for a few days, has believed to have been found by police authorities.

According to FOX News Latino, family and friends attended two vigils this past Sunday. One was held at the 4th grader's school, Jack Elementary in Tyler, and the other at Brook Hill School in Bullard. An Amber alert for Gomez-Orozco was canceled once authorities announced that they had found the remains of the child.

During a Sunday press conference, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith confirmed they found a body near a home in Bullard Saturday night after law enforcement developed a new lead. The body was found inside a well near a home about two miles from the church where Kayla was last seen last Tuesday night.

By the looks of the case, it turns out that a family member may be responsible for the 10-year-old's death. Smith confirmed a 24-year-old family member of Kayla's, Gustavo Zavala-Garcia, who lived near the house, voluntarily went in for police questioning. He was later placed in the Smith County Jail on an immigration hold, and no bond has been set. Smith said the family member has yet to be officially charged with murder in Kayla's death but are continuing their investigation and more information would be released at a later time.

Authorities are now waiting for the autopsy to be completed to find out what exactly happened to the young girl.

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said Kayla was at church attending a prayer service around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at First Assembly of God with her mother. Her family said she got bored and left the room to wait in the lobby and was playing with a baby cousin. When her mother went to check on her about an hour later, she was gone.

Her disappearnace prompted a nationwide search and after evidence was found, investogators obtained a search warrant. After a day of searching 200 square feet of the area by more than 800 volunteers, remains were found.