Human remains found at a Texas property this week have been confirmed to be those of a missing 6-year-old boy who disappeared in 2022, according to the Tarrant County district attorney.

The remains were identified as those of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who was last seen alive in October 2022, according to police in Everman, Texas, where the family lived at the time.

The Tarrant County district attorney's office announced the confirmation on Friday, ending a search that had lasted more than a year. The discovery was made earlier this week at an undisclosed Texas property.

Police in Everman, a city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, had been investigating the boy's disappearance since he was reported missing. The circumstances surrounding his death and the discovery of his remains have not been detailed by authorities.

The case is being handled as an alleged murder investigation, though specific charges and suspects have not been publicly identified in the available reports.