A man is jailed in Topeka after an 8-year-old girl was found dead.

The girl, Ahliyah Irvin, was reported missing about 5 a.m. Tuesday and police announced about 9:45 a.m. that she had been found dead.

Police did not immediately say how the girl died or where her body was found.

A 28-year-old man was taken into custody later Tuesday. Police did not say how he was connected to Ahliyah.