Crime & Safety

Amber Alert Issued For Teen Girl From Houston

Leilana Graham was abducted and last seen in northeast Houston on Sept. 21, police said. Sha Kendrick Smith has been named a suspect.

An Amber Alert was issued for 13-year-old Leilana Graham on Tuesday night.
An Amber Alert was issued for 13-year-old Leilana Graham on Tuesday night. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

HOUSTON, TX — An Amber Alert was issued for a 13-year-old girl from Houston on Tuesday night, according to a tweet from FBI Houston.

Leilana Graham was abducted, and she was last seen on the 10500 block of Rockaway Drive in northeast Houston at approximately 10 a.m. on Sept. 20, according to authorities.

Graham is roughly 5 feet, 3 inches tall and is of Asian or Pacific Islander descent with long black hair. She was last seen wearing a white and yellow striped shirt, unknown color pants, black shoes and a clear backpack.

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Sha Kendrick Smith has been named a suspect in Graham's disappearance, according to authorities. Smith is a 22-year-old Black man approximately 6 feet, 1 inch tall with short black hair.

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The suspect's vehicle is a blue 2008 GMC pickup truck with license plate 28809T1.

Anyone with information on Graham, Smith or the truck should call 713-693-5000.

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