we spoke with one local mom, megan shaw, who told me she went outside of her home, she left her children with another loved one but she went out into this community looking for this little boy and she made it all the way to cooper river park and that's when she saw some crime type because her heart is broken over all of this. her and other mothers as many residents are standing on the sidewalk here this morning completely heartbroken over this news here this morning and wanting more answers. investigators tell me the little boy was found shortly before 9:00 a.m. and they have yet to release his name. that's because they are working still to make sure that all next of kin are notified. we're also told by the camden county prosecutor's office that an autopsy will be conducted today. when i asked them if there was any foul play or trauma to the body, they simply weren't ready to answer that question for us. so of course we'll have more information for you as soon as we have it, live in had ddon township, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> skyforce 10 was over a house fire in delaware county this

. >> reporter: megan shaw is heart broken, the mother of two prayed for a different outcome. >> i can't imagine my 2 year old walking anywhere near this distance. >> k-9 unit tracked him to a wooded area off of south park drive in haddon township and sadly the child was found deceased. >> reporter: investigators will only tell us the boy's name, a source confides he was being cared for by his father and his death considered, quote, suspicious. authorities won't say if creato was, in fact, in pajamas or if there was forced entry to his apartment. we asked if there was visible signs of trauma to his body. >> we understand you guys are looking for more information, but we need you to be patient as we conduct a very thorough investigation. >> reporter: police say an autopsy was completed this afternoon, the results pending as detectives spent the day combing the neighborhood for answers, many anxious for answers, courtney says there's been recent break-in attempts. she, too, drove her car desperately looking for creato on her own. >> just to holler out and started drstart jogging around. i

. >> reporter: megan shaw's heart is broken, she did what she could this morning, searching for 3-year-old brendan before that search by authorities came to an abrupt halt. >> k-9 unit tracked him to a wooded area off of south park drive. >> reporter: sky force 10 above cooper river park about a mile from where the boy disappeared before dawn. investigators at the prosecutors office will not confirm what neighbors posted on facebook that he was in his pajamas and missing. what sources do say is his father was caring for him and he was reported missing at 6:00 this morning from the 100 block of cooper street, this breick apartment building. his body not in plain sight, instead in this wooded area. >> we are waiting the results of an autopsy to determine a cause and manner of death. this is a very active and ongoing investigation. >> reporter: neighbors have indicated the little boy was afraid of the dark and until they know the exact circumstances of his disappearance and death, they are on edge about their own safety. >> i'd like to know if there is someone that took him or someone came in

. >> reporter: megan shaw is heart broken, the mother of two prayed for a different outcome. >> i can'tmagine my 2 year old walking anywhere near this distance. >> k-9 unit tracked him to a wooded area off of south park drive in haddon township and sadly the child was found deceased. >> reporter: investigators will only tell us the boy's name, a source confides he was being cared for by his father and his death considered, quote, suspicious. authorities won't say if creato was, in fact, in pajamas or if there was forced entry to his apartment. we asked if there was visible signs of ma