Search ends for missing children, Richland County Sheriff’s Department says
UPDATE: Both boys have returned home and are safe, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Information on where and when the boys were found was not available.
Original Story
A search is underway for two missing Columbia children, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said.
Kobe Jackson, 11, and Rodrigo Nunez, 12, were reported missing Saturday by the sheriff’s department. The boys went missing early Saturday morning, according to the sheriff’s department.
The police said Kobe and Rodrigo aren’t related but are believed to be together.
They left their neighboring homes around the same time, the sheriff’s department said. Kobe is missing from Wynette Way and Rodrigo is missing from Fore Avenue, two parallel streets in northeast Columbia that are separated by less than a quarter mile.
Police did not say if Kobe and Rodrigo were considered runaways, if anyone else was with them when they were last seen or if foul play was suspected in their disappearances.
Anyone who has seen Kobe and Rodrigo, or has information about them, is asked to call 911, or CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
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This story was originally published October 9, 2022 at 9:13 AM.
