Amber Alert canceled for 2 children from Missouri

Authorities said 11-year-old Terryjae Rhodes and 5-year-old King Rhodes have been found safe.(NCMEC)
Published: Jun. 27, 2023 at 6:49 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 2:31 AM EDT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - An Amber Alert for a 5-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl from Missouri was canceled after the children were found safe.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled the alert just after midnight Wednesday, saying the children were safe.

Authorities said 11-year-old Terryjae Rhodes and 5-year-old King Rhodes had been taken from a foster home at about 2 p.m. Tuesday in Berkeley.

Authoities said the suspect was an unknown Black woman. It was believed that the person involved was a member of the children’s biological family or a close friend of the family.

It is not clear if the suspect was located.