Kansas City police locate 12-year-old reported missing Thursday afternoon
Update: Police said Thursday night that the 12-year-old was found safe.
Kansas City police were asking the public for help Thursday to locate a 12-year-old boy missing from the city’s Loma Vista neighborhood.
The child, Isaiah Barnard, did not return home from Smith-Hale Middle School at 9010 Old Santa Fe Road in south Kansas City on Thursday, police said.
Barnard stands 5-foot-4 and weighs about 120 pounds, according to police. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with a logo of a bear and the word “Republic.” He also was wearing blue jeans.
Police were asking anyone who sees Barnard to call 911 immediately.
This story was originally published April 27, 2023 at 5:40 PM.
Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star