The body of a missing 12-year-old girl was found Thursday evening in Johnson County, Kentucky, officials said.

The Johnson County County Coroner’s Office said the body of Stacia Leigh Collins was found Thursday evening in a secluded area near Boons Camp. The cause of death was not immediately known.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office had previously asked the public for help finding Collins, who had been reported missing from the Van Lear area.

Deputies said they found the girl after discovering that her father had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the girl was missing.

The officers responded initially to a reported assault in the Van Lear community. When they arrived, they found that Stacy Collins had suffered what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was transported to Highlands ARH Hospital. No condition was immediately available.

From the initial investigation, deputies discovered that Collins’ 12-year-old daughter was missing. The juvenile’s body was found, and her remains were transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort, Ky., for an autopsy.