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AMBER Alert Update: Missing 7-year-old Texas girl alive, suspect dead

Posted at 8:45 AM, Sep 25, 2021
and last updated 2021-09-25 19:27:44-04

UPDATE: A 7-year-old Texas girl who went missing Friday has "been recovered and is alive," according to the Bosque County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities had said the missing girl - Jessi Marie Lowery - had been last seen in the 100 block of Sweden Street in Walnut Springs, a community roughly 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth and 60 miles northwest of Waco. An AMBER Alert was subsequently issued.

The suspect in the case - 34-year-old Randall Thurman - is dead, the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post.

"This is an active investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies," the sheriff's office said. "No updates will be provided currently. A full press release will be made at the appropriate time."

ORIGINAL STORY

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 7-year-old Texas girl who went missing Friday.

Authorities say Jessi Marie Lowery was last seen in the 100 block of Sweden Street in Walnut Springs, a community roughly 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth and 60 miles northwest of Waco.

The suspect, 34-year-old Randall Thurman, is "considered armed and dangerous," according to the Bosque County Sheriff's Office.

"Please do not approach or make contact," according to a sheriff's office Facebook post. "NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY!!"

Bosque County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Post

Call the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office at (254) 435-2363 if you have any information.