Man arrested in death of Philadelphia girl

'He took us to the body and recovered the little girl'

Destiny Wright is shown here in an undated photo. The 6-year-old girl was found dead in a grassy lot Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of 6-year-old Destiny Wright, who was reported missing early Wednesday after a sleepover, according to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police on Friday.

Abdul Malik El-Shabazz has been charged with murder and will be arraigned before a magistrate later Friday, police Sgt. Alex Strong said.

Police said the suspect was at the home in the ` neighborhood where the sleepover was held, and led detectives to the girl's body.

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"We've been looking for this little girl for over 24 hours until he took us to the location," said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson.

"He stopped us, during an interview ... he took us to the body and recovered the little girl."

The body was discovered about a mile-and-a-half from the sleepover site, police said.

The incident follows the abduction in Philadelphia last month of 7-year-old Erica Pratt, who made a daring escape from the house in which she was being held. Two men were arrested in connection with the incident.