Local law enforcement officials are looking for a Henderson teen, missing now for three weeks.
Maria Guadalupe “Lupita” Dominguez-Galvez, 17, left her home with someone driving a black Ford Explorer the evening of Thursday, Mar. 27, according to family members.
WIZS News spoke with a family member early Friday afternoon who said they still haven’t heard anything from Lupita. HendFact, a local Latino advocacy group, is among other groups supporting the family as the search continues to locate the teen.
In a press release issued Friday afternoon, Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame said the family had reported her missing on Mar. 28. Family members said she left her home between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received the case and are actively investigating. Maria has been entered into the various National Databases for Missing Persons/Children. Law enforcement resources are being utilized, and Federal Agencies have been contacted to assist.
At this time, there is no information indicating that Maria left involuntarily. Also, there are no suspects, associates, or vehicles known to law enforcement that attributed or are associated with Maria leaving her residence, according to the press release.
She is a sophomore at Vance County High School, local media outlets report.
Sheriff’s Office Maj. William Mitchell told the Dispatch there is no indication the child has been harmed and local LEOs do have some information on her whereabouts and “negative tendencies.” According to investigators, Dominguez-Galvez left a note for her family before exiting her home without her cell phone.
Anyone with information about the teen’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252.738.2200.
