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By Sabrina Schnur

/ Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 3, 2023 - 9:19 am

Updated May 3, 2023 - 3:24 pm

A 12-year-old girl who was reported missing for two days has been found, police said Wednesday.

Amoni Houston was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Monday near West Craig Road and North Rainbow Boulevard. The 5-foot, 4-inch girl has brown hair, brown skin and brown eyes.

Police said Wednesday afternoon the girl was located.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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