Jan 18, 2023

MSHP: 8-month-old in Amber Alert found safe

Posted Jan 18, 2023 7:07 PM

KANSAS CITY —An 8-month old girl, the subject of a Wednesday afternoon Amber Alert, has been located and is safe, according to the Missouri State Highway patrol.

Malani Avery was wearing pink shorts, a white tank and had a pink blanket. She was taken by force from her mother's house in the area of Gladstone Blvd. and Belmont Avenue, according to the MSHP by 23-year-old Markelv Avery who was armed with a handgun. 

He was last seen driving a four-door white Acura sedan that is missing the front bumper with an unknown license plate.  The Patrol released no additional details.