A 12-year-old boy has been missing since Tuesday night in south Kansas City, and police are asking the public for help finding him. Alonzo Morris was last seen around 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 near Longview Road and Food Lane, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
The department shared Morris's description and last-known location in a post from its official account, kcpolice
, published early Thursday. As reported by
KSHB
, police want the public's help finding the missing 12-year-old boy. Morris is described as Black, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds, per the station's report.
What To Do If You See Him
Police are directing anyone who locates Morris to call 911 immediately or to notify the KCPD Missing Persons Unit directly at (816) 234-5136, according to the department's post. The notice does not include a physical description or clothing details.
The area around Longview Road and Food Lane sits in south Kansas City.
A missing-child notice is not automatically an AMBER Alert. The U.S. Department of Justice’s recommended criteria include a reasonable belief that an abduction occurred, an assessment that the child faces imminent danger of serious injury or death, and enough descriptive information to help locate the child. The criteria also require the child to be 17 or younger and key information to be entered into the National Crime Information Center. The bulletin alone does not show whether those criteria were assessed or met. The Justice Department’s AMBER Alert guidelines explain the distinction.
Other Recent Searches In Kansas City
Missing-child alerts are not unusual for the department's Missing Persons Unit. In a separate case, police previously searched for a 12-year-old boy named Bently Monroe, who KSHB reported was last seen around 10 p.m. on a Wednesday in March near 50th and Brooklyn in Kansas City. That notice asked anyone with information to call 911 or the Missing Persons Unit at a different number, 816-234-5043, the outlet noted.
The broader landscape of missing-child cases includes circumstances beyond abduction. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said it received reports in more than 29,000 missing-child cases in 2024, with more than 27,000 classified as endangered runaways. Those figures cover cases reported to the center, not the number of children still missing. The center’s 2024 figures offer context for why missing-child notices can involve very different situations.
Another case involving a 12-year-old, Khelil Clay-Terrell, ended with police confirming he had been found safe, according to an update KSHB published at 8:15 a.m. on Dec. 29.
