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Missing Virginia boy who triggered Amber Alert died from accidental drowning, ME says
The missing Virginia boy who triggered an Amber Alert in Virginia over the weekend died from an accidental drowning, according to officials with the medical examiner's office.
Police: Ransom demand made for missing Virginia Beach boy was a scam
The Office of the Medical Examiner determined that 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's cause of death was accidental drowning.
Amber Alert Issued for Abducted Virginia Boy in 'Extreme Danger'
Police have issued an Amber Alert for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, a missing 12-year-old boy who officials say was abducted on Friday from Virginia Beach. Newsweek contacted the Virginia Beach City Police Department for comment on Saturday via email outside regular office hours.
Ransom demand sent to family of Virginia boy who is subject of Amber Alert
The parents of a missing child received ransom demands via a private messaging app as police searched the area, prompting investigators to upgrade the case to an abduction.
AMBER Alert: Virginia Beach police deploy drones, bloodhounds, helicopters in search for missing 12-year-old boy
The family of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo has received ransom requests through social media, prompting police to treat the case as an abduction, according to new information from the Virginia Beach Police Department.
Amber Alert issued for abducted Virginia Beach boy, 12
According to the alert notice, Acevedo was abducted at 9 a.m. Friday and was last seen in the 200 block of Mica Avenue in Virginia Beach. That’s part of a large apartment complex in the Kempsville area of the city, west of Holland Road and south of Interstate 264.
Amber Alert issued for abducted Virginia boy 'believed to be in extreme danger'
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old Virginia Beach boy police said was abducted Friday morning in Virginia Beach.
Family received ransom demand on WhatsApp for missing Virginia boy that triggered Amber Alert
It was around 8 a.m. Sunday when a family friend called Maria to ask why her husband of nearly 10 years hadn’t shown up for work. Minutes later, with federal immigration agents banging on the front door of her apartment in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood,
Ransom demands triggered AMBER Alert for missing Virginia Beach boy
Virginia Beach Police Department says it is suspicious of ransom demands for 12-year-old boy, because the demands came after the family went public.
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TIMELINE: What happened to Juan Mejia Acevedo? What we know his disappearance and discovery
In a tragic turn, Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's body was recovered in a pond Monday right where he had last been seen by his family three days earlier. Here is a timeline of events as we know them.
12-year-old Virginia Beach boy drowned, medical examiner says
The Tidewater Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo an accidental drowning. The boy’s ...
12-year-old at the center of Amber Alert found dead in a pond
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Gray News) - A 12-year-old boy who was at the center of an Amber Alert over the weekend was found dead ...
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Juan Acevedo died from accidental drowning: Medical Examiner
Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo died from an accidental drowning in a pond outside the Cambria at Cornerstone apartments in ...
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Virginia police find body of 12-year-old boy believed to have been abducted
Virginia Beach Police said they have found a body in a residential pond matching the description of a 12-year-old boy who ...