AMBER Alert issued for 6-year-old from San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing six-year-old.

Kennedy Harrington, 6, was last seen around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 13100 block of Beals Circle in San Antonio.

The sheriff’s office describes her as a 4-foot-6 black girl with hazel eyes and sandy hair.

Officers are also looking for the person she was last seen with, 36-year-old Deandre Harrington.

He is described by the sheriff’s office as a 5’10” black man with black hair and brown eyes. He also has a tattoo of the letter “P” on his left ring finger and a tattoo of the letter “J” on his left leg.

The two are said to be in a gray Chevrolet sedan.

If you have any information about Kennedy Harrington or Deandre Harrington, call the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office at (210) 335-6000.

Amber Alerts in Texas

The latest data from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children suggests that Texas has the most Amber Alerts issued.
Between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, 185 Amber Alerts were issued in 36 states. Data from the 2023 Annual Amber Alert Report shows that 26%, or 49, of these alerts were issued in Texas. North Carolina issued the second most alerts with 17, and Ohio ranked third with 13 alerts issued.

The history of the Amber Alert

The first Amber Alert was issued on January 13, 1996, after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was reported missing. The body of the little girl, who lived in Arlington, Texas, was found in a creek four days later. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children tells the story of a community woman who requested a public emergency alert system. Diane Simone wanted community members to be alerted when a child went missing so they could help with the search. She asked that the system be named after Amber Hagerman, and so Amber’s Plan was created in her memory.

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