A 28-year-old woman suspected of having three children with her between the ages of 1 and 4 was being sought by authorities Monday after last being seen in Inglewood, prompting the issuance of an Endangered Missing Advisory.
Kynchelh Naope, along with children Zariyah Moss, Zahair Moss, and Zyire Moss, were all last seen around 12:50 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated the advisory on behalf of the Inglewood Police Department.
Naope was described as a 5-foot-5-inch-tall woman weighing 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. It was unclear what she was wearing when last seen.
Officers described year-old Zariyah as a 1-foot-5-inch-tall girl weighing 20 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Zahair, 4, is a 3-foot-tall boy weighing 60 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Zyire, 3, was described as a 2-foot-5-inch-tall boy weighing 40 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
There were no details available about what any of the children were wearing.
The relationship between the three children and Naope, if any, remains unknown.
All four individuals were believed to be traveling in a red 2025 Kia K4 with California license plate EH85U32.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts was urged to call 911.
The CHP issues an Endangered Missing Advisory at the request of local police when a missing person cannot care for themselves due to age, cognitive impairment, or a physical or mental disability, and when their disappearance is deemed suspicious or unexplained. The alert is used to enlist the public’s help in finding them.