CHICAGO (CBS) — Authorities have issued a statewide AMBER Alert in Indiana for 7-month-old Xeniyah Sanders, who is missing and believed to be in extreme danger.
According to Merrillville Police, Xeniyah was last seen at 5:35 a.m. Monday. She is a 7-month-old Black girl, 2 feet tall, 25 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white shirt with a watermelon on the front and the words “Grandpa is one in a melon,” a diaper, and no shoes.
Xeniyah Sanders (Source: Indiana State Police)
Her mother told police 35-year-old Leandre Nutull entered their home through a window, took Xeniyah without permission, and fled through a window.
He is a 5-foot-9, 150-pound Black man with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black coat and black jeans, and driving a silver 2006 Acura TL with Illinois license plates CU62616. Police believe he is in Illinois.
Leandre Nutull (Source: Indiana State Police)
Indiana State Police could not say if Xeniyah and Nutull are related, and Merrillville Police did not immediately respond to requests for further information.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or contact Merrillville Police at 219-660-0028 or 911.