Missing Oklahoma father and his child found dead in Texas, police say – Dallas News

Missing Oklahoma father and his child found dead in Texas, police say  Dallas News

The bodies of a man and his child were found Wednesday morning in North Texas after the pair were reported missing from Oklahoma, according to a news release from the Gainesville Police Department. Officers were dispatched after receiving a call from a relative of the two to report they had gone missing from Norman, Oklahoma. The relative told investigators the two had last been seen at a local business Monday in Gainesville, which is located about an hour and a half from Dallas. “An officer immediately responded and searched the area extensively along with the assistance of a drone, but no subjects were located,” the release stated. A Gainesville investigator arrived at the scene later that day, where they reviewed surveillance footage to identify the father and child and began a new search.

An Amber Alert was issued Monday by authorities who were searching for a missing man and child but Gainesville police did not immediately confirm to The Dallas Morning News that the man and child were the same pair whose bodies were found. “Tragically, during the search, the investigator located the deceased man and child,” the release stated. GPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the identity of the deceased or the cause of death. This is an ongoing investigation. Gainesville police discovered the