Amber Alert Canceled for Missing North Texas Boy, 4

A missing 4-year-old boy who sparked an Amber Alert is no longer in the United States.

Denton Police now say 4-year-old Ricardo Alekzander Lara is with his father 23-year-old Ricardo Martinez, and they left the country before anyone discovered the body of Lara’s mother inside a Denton business Saturday.

Denton police obtained an arrest warrant for Martinez for the murder of 27-year-old Maria Isabel Romero Medina. Medina was found dead inside the Sanchez Insurance and Tax office where she worked Saturday afternoon. She had not been heard from since Friday.

Denton Police won’t say what country they believe the boy and his father to be in, but have previously said Martinez has ties to Mexico.

Family members told NBC 5 that they don’t think Martinez would hurt Lara, but that they had little contact with him before Medina’s murder and want the boy home safe.

NBC 5 has learned Martinez has ties to Springfield, Missouri, Chicago and Mexico City.

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