Candlelight vigil to be held for Emmett 8-year-old

Police in Emmett believe they have found the body of a missing 8-year-old girl from Emmett.

The young girl, Taryn Summers, was reported missing earlier this week.

"I can confirm that a body has been discovered, that body is pending identification, but it is believed to be that of 8-year-old Taryn Summers aka Taryn Quinton," the sheriff said.

The Gem County Sheriff's Office says a suspect was arrested in Ada County earlier on Thursday. The sheriff did not identify the suspect, however, the Ada County Sheriff's jail roster has a Connie Ann Smith, 54, of Emmett, that's been booked on first-degree murder.

A spokesperson for the Ada County Sheriff's Office would not say whether Smith was connected to the case. CBS2 has reached out to the Gem County Sheriff in hopes of clarifying.

A candlelight vigil will be held in Emmett on Saturday at 8 p.m. for Taryn. The event will be at Roy A. Bowman Family Memorial Park on Washington and Main. Additionally a go fund me page has been set up in Taryn's name to cover memorial and funeral costs.

Officials say the two other missing children, 17-year-old Tristan Sexton and 14-year-old Taylor Summers, have reportedly been in contact with officials and they are not believed to be in any danger. Police did not disclose where or how the body was found, but a coroner's van was spotted earlier Thursday at a property on Airport Road in Emmett.

Authorities did not take questions from the media.

On Wednesday, a team used a drone and a dog to search the area.

Sexton and Taylor Summers were reported as runaways late last year and the sheriff says, "the older children were reported as runaways last fall, so we do not believe they were recently with Taryn.”

The little girl was a student in the Emmett School District.

"We are deeply saddened by the news reported tonight, and we extend our condolences to the family and friends of Taryn," Craig Woods, Emmett Schools superintendent said in a statement. "...We will have counselors available to meet with students and staff grieving this sad loss. Please reach out to your school principal."

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