Kansas City police locate 6-year-old missing from Broadway Gillham on Wednesday
Update: Kansas City police said Friday night that the 6-year-old was found safe.
Kansas City police were asking the public for help Wednesday to locate a 6-year-old boy missing from the Broadway Gillham neighborhood.
The child, Amir L. King, was last seen around 4:30 p.m. at the Foreign Language Academy, a Kansas City public school at 3450 Warwick Boulevard, police said. Police said his family is concerned for his welfare.
At the time he was last seen, King was wearing a blue Eddie Bauer coat and a green T-shirt with black Adidas lettering, police said. He also had jogging pants and tennis shoes with red flames on.
King stands about 4-foot-1 and weighs about 40 pounds, according to police.
Police were asking anyone with information concerning King’s whereabouts to contact the KCPD Juvenile Section at 816-234-5150.
This story was originally published March 1, 2023 at 8:53 PM.
