The CHP is confirming that a missing 8-year-old Santa Cruz girl, Madyson Middleton, has been found dead at the Tannery Art complex.

Madyson was last seen at the complex Sunday afternoon.

Advertisement

This undated photo provided by the Santa Cruz Police Department shows missing Madyson "Maddy" Middleton, from Santa Cruz, Calif. Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon, July 26, 2015, riding a scooter outside the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, a beach town along the Northern California coast. The 4-foot-tall, a 50-pound child, has long brown hair, which was pulled to the side in a braid, and dark eyes. She was wearing a purple dress, black leggings, black flip-flops and a black helmet when she vanished. (Courtesy of Santa Cruz Police Department via AP)

Sources say that 15 year old has been taken into custody.