Missing 6-year-old boy found safe in home, Kansas City police say
Update: Kansas City police said a 6-year-old boy who went missing Thursday night during freezing weather was found safe in his home early Friday morning.
Kansas City police were searching in the freezing weather for a 6-year-old boy who left his Northland home Thursday night.
Police said the child was last seen leaving the home on foot just before 9 p.m. in the 5100 block of Northeast 63rd Terrace.
The child, identified by police as David Dimbiri, was described as a black male, 3 feet tall, around 50 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a dark blue jacket and dark blue sweatpants.
According to Capt. David Jackson, a Kansas City police spokesman, the boy was seen on video captured by a doorbell camera walking away from the residence.
Jackson said four or five agencies were helping with the search as well as the fire department and civilian volunteers.
Officers and personnel from the fire department searched the neighborhood on foot and used a drone off N.E. 63rd Street and North Brighton Avenue, scanner traffic indicated. Police also checked surrounding areas.
The search continued late Thursday, when temperatures reached the single digits.
This story was originally published February 13, 2020 at 11:34 PM.
