Search continues for 10-year-old boy in Texas; suspect in abduction tied to homicide

Authorities looking for Ian Aguilar, who was last seen around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday

WILMER, Texas – Authorities are still searching for a 10-year-old boy, and the man wanted in his disappearance after their vehicle was found abandoned in the Houston area.

An AMBER Alert for Ian Aguilar was issued on Tuesday night in Wilmer, a city south of Dallas.

The alert stated Ian was in “grave or immediate danger” and was believed to have been abducted by Juan Aguilar-Cano, 38.

On Wednesday, Wimer police said authorities found the suspect vehicle — a tan 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe with the Texas license plate number KVZ1194 — but they did not find Ian or Aguilar-Cano.

UPDATE AMBER ALERT: THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOCATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT THE CHILD AND SUSPECT HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED.

Posted by Wilmer Police Department on Wednesday, November 15, 2023

WFAA said the vehicle was found abandoned at a bus station in the Houston area.

Aguilar-Cano is also wanted in connection with the death of Ian’s mother, WFAA reported.

The TV station reported she was found dead at a home on Oakdale Street in Wilmer, the same address where Ian was last seen.

Anyone with information about the abduction is asked to contact the Wilmer Police Department at 972-441-6565.

Ian stands 4 feet, 5 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the 20 block of Oakdale Street in Wilmer.

Aguilar-Cano is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, with black hair and black eyes.


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