A person already in police custody on unrelated charges is suspected of being involved in the case relating to a 11-year-old girl who went missing on Thursday in Livingston, Texas, according to the authorities.
Audrii’s last where abouts
Audrii Cunningham was last seen near her home on February 15 around 7 a.m. and was about to catch a school bus, but she never got on the bus and didn’t make it to the school, said Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
An Amber alert was issued around the town for her on the day of her disappearance.
A press statement by the Sheriff’s office describes the girl as “a white female with blonde hair and blue eyes. She weighs 75 pounds and is approximately 4-foot-1-inch tall.”
“Audrii (the victim) was last seen wearing black pants, a black hoodie with white lettering, and black high-top tennis shoes, she was also carrying a bright red ‘Hello Kitty’ style backpack”, according to the description released by the Sheriff’s department.
As per the investigators, a 42 year-old man have been identified “as one of the persons of interest who is involved in the disappearance” also his dark blue 2003 Chevrolet Suburban was involved in the incident.
The suspect was taken into custody on Friday by the Polk County Sheriff’s office on an unrelated charge of aggravated assault and after that he got linked to the Audrii case.
According to the Sheriff’s office, “yesterday a small backpack that likely belonged to a child was located near the Lake Livingston Dam,” also “This investigation remains active and ongoing.”
In an interview, Cunningham’s mother, Cassie Matthews, said “hard is an understatement” for the pain and stress they are feeling due to the disappearance of their beloved daughter.
“She has a big loving family, she has so many people that love her and adore her,” Matthews said. “I am not going to be the same unless my baby is returned to me and neither is her family, any of us, any of her friends, any of the people that she has been connected to in the community.”
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