A 10-year-old girl went missing in Texas after attending prayer services at her church. An Amber Alert was issued and it is believed the girl was abducted.
The girl was identified as Kayla Gomez-Orozco. She was last seen in the hallway of Bullard Assembly Church in Cherokee County at around 7:30 p.m. Thomas Class, who is in charge of the Dallas office of the FBI, added in a statement during a press conference that local police officers, the U.S. Marshals Service and Texas Rangers, and their agents have all taken part in the search, New York Daily News reported.
Officials believe that Gomez-Orozco is in immediate danger. Class noted, "At this time Kayla is considered a missing child although we have not ruled out that she's been abducted." It was believed initially that a red Cadillac is involved in the disappearance of Gomez-Orozco. However, officials ruled out the possibility after the owner was contacted and it was deemed that the person driving the car had nothing to do with the girl's disappearance.
NBC News reported that there is now a $13,000 Crimestoppers reward for anyone who has information on the disappearance of Gomez-Orozco. The brother of Gomez-Orozco said that children attending their church usually have a special service then meet up with their families after. Gomez-Orozco is described as 4 feet tall and weighs 90 pounds. She has long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and a peach skirt.
The mother of Gomez-Orozco, Balvina Arellano Gomez, said that they are heartbroken over the incident and that everything happened so fast. Gomez said she could not find her daughter at around 7:40 p.m. so she frantically searched for her. She added that her heart jumped when her daughter did not respond.
A Facebook page and a campaign fund-raiser page was set up for Gomez-Orozco. A goal of $1,500 was set up and the funds will be used to search for Gomez-Orozco.
