KANSAS CITY – Law enforcement authorities continue to investigate a shooting and reported abduction.
Just before 6:00p.m. Saturday, Brajaean Sledge walked into a Kansas City Missouri Police Station and identified herself to authorities, according to a media release from KC Police.
She was uninjured. She was talking with detectives in connection with investigation into the shooting and robbery. Anthony King still remains a person of interest that police would like to talk to.
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KANSAS CITY —The Amber Alert issued for a missing 15-year-old Kansas City girl was canceled Friday afternoon but she is still missing.
Based on extensive investigation today, we can no longer confirm that Brajean Sledge was abducted, according to Kansas City police.
Police believe Sledge is in the company of a person of interest Anthony King.
Authorities described King as an 18-year-old black male, 5-feet-8 and weighs 140 pounds.
King is considered to be a person of interest in several crimes in connection with this incident, according to police.
Sledge was reported missing after her grandfather was found shot.
Police were called Thursday night to a home where the grandfather was found wounded. He is hospitalized in stable condition.
The man told police he didn’t know the suspect who shot him before leaving with the victim’s granddaughter, Brajaean Sledge. The suspect drove away in the victim’s car.
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KANSAS CITY —Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 15-year-old girl abducted in Kansas City on Thursday.
Brqajaean Sledge was reported missing after her grandfather was found shot.
Sledge is described as 5-foot-8, weighs 125 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police are searching for a 2017 Kia Forte with the Missouri license plate, MB5-G5B.
The suspect drove away in the victim’s car.
Authorities believe the suspect is between the ages of 18 and 20 and may be armed and dangerous.
A potential motive for the shooting has not been disclosed.
(UPDATE 1:19 p.m. Friday) The Kansas City Police Department issued an Amber Alert for an abduction incident that occurred at 2711 Elmwood in Kansas City at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Abducted Is:
Brajean L Sledge a black, female, age 15
Possible suspects or associates are believed to be:
a black male, hgt 5’7”, last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt
The abducted child is:
Brajean L Sledge, is a black, female, age 15, hgt 5’08”, 125 lbs, black hair CURRENTLY STYLED WITH A BLONDE WEAVE , brown eyes, last seen wearing a white V-NECK t-shirt and dark pants.
Brief circumstances regarding the abducted child incident:
On 06/21/2018, at approximately 5:00pm. officers of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department responded to 2711 Elmwood regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, it was determined that a shooting occurred and that the juvenile may be in immediate danger as a result of the incident. The suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. He is described as a black male, 18-20 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt.
There is currently no suspect vehicle.
Anyone seeing the abducted child, suspect, associate, or vehicle, or anyone having any information related to the Amber Alert should immediately dial 911 to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or call the Kansas City Police Department at 816-234-5000.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are searching for a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing after her grandfather was found shot.
Police were called Thursday night to a home where the grandfather was found wounded. He is hospitalized in stable condition.
The man told police he didn’t know the suspect who shot him before leaving with the victim’s granddaughter, Brajaean Sledge. The suspect drove away in the victim’s car.
Authorities believe the suspect is between the ages of 18 and 20 and may be armed and dangerous.
A potential motive for the shooting has not been disclosed.