Crime

Girl who went missing Monday afternoon found safe in Kansas City, Police say

An 11-year-old girl who had gone missing Monday afternoon was found safe hours later, Kansas City Police said.

Lakayia Horn was declared missing after being last seen around noon Monday walking in the area of East 23rd Street and Cleveland Avenue, Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department, said in an email.

Becchina said at the time that: “Her family is worried due to her age and the weather conditions.”

Horn, who was wearing a pink shirt; gray and pink pants with stripes, was found in Kansas City roughly two hours after she had been reported missing.

If you have seen a missing child, suspect or suspect’s vehicle or have other information on a missing child, police ask you to call 911 or the department’s missing persons unit at 816-234-5136.

This story was originally published October 26, 2020 at 3:38 PM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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