Linkin Hernandez has previously been reported missing in San Antonio, including on the city's Southwest Side.
Earlier reports described Hernandez as 5 feet 11 inches tall. Police have warned that knowingly harboring a runaway child is a Class A misdemeanor.
A Boy With a History of Going Missing
This is not the first time Hernandez has disappeared and prompted a search. In September 2025, he was reported missing after his mother last saw him at their home in the 4000 block of Lena Gardens, according to news4sanantonio.com. That report said investigators at the time believed he had left the residence sometime between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2025, and he was last seen wearing black Air Force sneakers and black or black-and-red pants, per foxsanantonio.com. He was later found, with the sheriff's office confirming he had been located.
In the 2025 report, Hernandez was described as 13 years old.
Hernandez has also been the subject of a statewide search before. A separate case prompted the Texas Department of Public Safety to issue a statewide AMBER Alert for the San Antonio boy, then listed as 12 years old, according to a CBS Texas report. That alert ended with Hernandez found safe, the station reported.
Earlier Missing-Person Searches
Hernandez was later found after earlier missing-person searches.
