UPDATE: The amber alert has been canceled. The children have been found and both of them are safe. The body of a third child, an 8-year-old boy, was found at a home in Olmsted. Lashanda’s whereabouts are still unknown.
An Ohio Amber Alert has been issued for 9-year-old Mikhael Simon and 3-year-old King Wilder after they were reported missing in Columbus, local officials say. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 immediately.
The children were last seen with 32-year-old Lashanda Wilder, according to the amber alert. Specific details about the circumstances were not immediately released.
Lashanda is described as a 32-year-old black female, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds. She was last seen wearing red head covering, a black t-shirt, black pants and red slippers.
Lashanda is not known to have a vehicle and it’s unclear how she might be traveling with the children.
The first victim, Mikhael, is described as a 9-year-old black male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 4 feet tall and weighing 60 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and dark shorts.
The second victim, King, is described as a 3-year-old black male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 3 feet tall and weighing 35 pounds. It’s unknown what he’s wearing.
Anyone who sees Mikhael, King or Lashanda is urged to call 911 immediately, or call police at 1-877-AMBER-OH (1-877-262-3764) if you have any other information that could help investigators in their search.
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