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COPS have arrested a teenage boy in connection with the murder of 13-year-old Milana Li, cracking some of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the girl’s death.

Oregon police apprehended 16-year-old Daniel Ryan Gore and the teen is now facing first-degree murder charges for the death that occurred in early May.

Oregon teenager Milana Li was reported missing in early May and found dead in a stream near her home one day later
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Oregon teenager Milana Li was reported missing in early May and found dead in a stream near her home one day laterCredit: Beaverton Police Department
An autopsy determined the cause of death was a homicide
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An autopsy determined the cause of death was a homicideCredit: KATU 2
The Li family moved from Kazakhstan to Beaverton, Oregon three years ago
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The Li family moved from Kazakhstan to Beaverton, Oregon three years agoCredit: Facebook

The suspect was arrested on Friday, but authorites have not released any additional details surrounding Li’s killing, according to .

The 13-year-old’s was found dead one day after she was reported missing.

Authorities discovered her body in a cold water stream near the Westside Regional Trail close to her family’s home in Beaverton, Oregon.

According to an autopsy report, Li’s cause of death was listed as a homicide. 

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During the suspect’s court appearance on May 20, some of Li’s family members were present in the court room, Oregon Live reported.

The media outlet said her Russian-speaking grandmother and parents were both in attendance. 

Li’s family is originally from Kazakhstan and relocated to Beaverton 

“I feel that my family will be not safe if he will be out and I feel that it’s dangerous for him to be outside, inside the community,” said Li’s mom, Assel Li, in the court room, Oregon Live reported. 

“And I have a small kid, another girl. She’s 5. That’s all.”

The next court appearance for the suspect is scheduled for June 3, and he will stay in jail until then. 

So far, Gore has been charged as a juvenile, but that could change, reported.

According to the local outlet, Li’s family said she was shy, but “always happy.” 

“Pain…this pain is not possible to describe, you have to go through this pain. I don’t want anybody to go through that,” the teen’s grandmother Lydia Li told KOIN.

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In addition to her parents and grandmother, Li left behind a 5-year-old sister.

A memorial service took place on Saturday. 

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