By Sean O'Driscoll
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The death of a 12-year-old boy found "malnourished" and decomposing is being investigated as a homicide, the County Medical Examiner's Office has said in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jacarie Robinson's family and friends held a vigil for him Tuesday night after his decomposed body was found in a home near 39th and Elmhurst, north of downtown, in the city.
Police have not declared his death a homicide and are continuing to investigate.
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Jacarie is one of 10 siblings. His brothers and sisters are still stunned by what they heard, CBS 58 TV station reported.
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They said the boy was living with his father, but they had not seen Jacarie in at least a year.
Jordan Robinson, Jacarie's older brother, told the station: "I feel like I was stunned a little bit. You think everything's been good this whole time. So I would definitely say stunned, for me."
With 10 siblings in different homes, it was sometimes difficult to stay in touch, Jordan Robinson said.
"To my knowledge, my mom said everything was good. We always asked about him, of course. But to my knowledge everything was good in our books."
Milwaukee Police were called to the home Tuesday night. One hour after they arrived, Jacarie Robinson was pronounced dead.
His body was so badly malnourished and decomposed that, at first, the Medical Examiner was unable to positively identify it.
Another brother had gone to the home on Tuesday after police were called.
"We will never get to see our brother no more. My brother, for him to go see that scene, imagine what he's going through," said Jordan Robinson.
One day later, all the windows and doors were boarded up with plywood.
Jacarie's brother said the boy lived with his father, but the police made no mention of anyone connected to the death.
Jordan Robinson said, "The question has always been there: where has he been?"
"[We were] hoping to get him over there and see him, because we missed him."
Neighbors near the home did not want to speak on camera. One of them only said they didn't know the people who lived here.
Jordan Robinson said that his brother will be remembered for his smile.
"He'd come light up a whole room. You'd feel loved by him. He was a good kid," he said.
Several people posted messages about Jacarie Robinson on Facebook, while others posted photos of a memorial service in which family and friends released balloons into the air.
"Jacarie Robinson, may your young soul rest in an afterlife filled with all the joy and love every child deserves," one Milwaukee woman posted on Facebook.
Others taped messages, flowers, a balloon and a cuddly toy to a tree outside the family home.
Newsweek has emailed Milwaukee Police for comment.
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