Kansas City police find missing 12-year-old boy
Update: Police on Oct. 15 said Christian had been found and was safe.
Kansas City police are asking for the public’s help finding a 12-year-old boy who went missing Wednesday.
Christian Herron was last seen at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the area of East 114th Street and Richmond Avenue, according to a news release from the Kansas City Police Department.
He is about 5-feet-3-inches tall with black hair and brown eyes and weighs about 129 pounds, police said.
When he went missing, Christian was wearing a gray hoodies, black Nike shoes and was carrying a black backpack, according to the release..
Police are asking anyone who sees Christian or knows where he’s at to call 911 or contact the department’s missing person’s unit at 816-234-5136.
This story was originally published October 14, 2021 at 8:15 AM.