CMPD reunites missing 9-year-old girl with her family

Ka’Mya Yeldell was found unharmed on Wednesday after being missing for nearly a day, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.

Ka’Mya, 9, disappeared from her home in the 1400 block of Samuel Street in north Charlotte around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, police said in a news release. She was wearing a white and orange tie dye shirt and shorts, and white Crocs slip-on shoes at the time of her disappearance, according to police.

Police believe Ka’Mya might have been “emotionally upset” and her family was concerned about her well-being. She was reunited her family after police found her.

CMPD did not say where Ka’Mya was found or how she went missing.

This story was originally published April 27, 2022 at 10:45 AM.

Jonathan Limehouse

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