CLEVELAND -- Cuyahoga County Coroner Elilzabeth Balraj said Monday that DNA tests showed that the body found at East 71st Street and Aetna is 11-year-old Shakira Johnson.

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Testing is being done to determine the cause of death and whether a sexual assault occurred.

According to Balraj, decomposition left some bones exposed and separated the head and legs from the torso.

The family of the missing girl had been waiting since Wednesday for the official word.

As news of the coroner's identification trickled through the neighborhood, people began gathering near the warehouse just east of downtown. People created a makeshift memorial that includes hundreds of stuffed animals, flowers, balloons and candles.

Shakira had been missing for about a month after last being seen at a block party.

Last night, hundreds of people turned out for a candlelight vigil for the 11-year-old.

Shakira's mother, Alisa Randle, also identified clothes found at the scene as her daughter's.

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