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Amber Alert Discontinued for 16-Year-Old North Texas Girl (Update)

Texas Department of Public Safety
Police say the man suspected in the abduction of Inez Ramirez is driving a red 2006 Chevy Silverado.

The Ellis County Sheriff's Department has discontinued this Amber Alert.

Law enforcement authorities across Texas are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl. Inez Ramirez was last seen in Red Oaks, Texas – south of Dallas.

Ramirez is 5'2" and weighs about 130 pounds. She has brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a green shirt and black shorts.

Police believe she may be with 23-year-old Edger Barron. He’s 5'9", weighs about 145 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

Barton is driving a red 2006 Chevy Silverado with Texas license plates.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ramirez or Barton should call police.

The number to contact the Ellis County Sheriff's Office is (972) 937-6060.

Laura first joined the KUT team in April 2012. She now works for the statewide program Texas Standard as a reporter and producer. Laura came to KUT from the world of television news. She has worn many different hats as an anchor, reporter and producer at TV stations in Austin, Amarillo and Toledo, OH. Laura is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, a triathlete and enjoys travel, film and a good beer. She enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.