FBI offering $25,000 reward to help locate missing 2-year-old Wynter Smith
(CBS DETROIT) - Authorities are continuing their search for 2-year-old Wynter Smith, who was reportedly kidnapped Sunday night in Lansing.
UPDATE: Police: Body of missing 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith found in Detroit
The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information that will help locate the toddler, who police say was taken by 26-year-old Rashad Trice. Police say Trice kidnapped the child Sunday night after stabbing her mother at a residence in the 3000 block of Beau Jarden Drive in Lansing.
Trice and the victim previously dated, and he is not Wynter's biological father.
UPDATE on missing two-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith: #FBI Detroit and the @LansingPolice are releasing two maps detailing Rashad Trice's approximate route on Monday morning, July 3. The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the location of Wynter. pic.twitter.com/L0lECyk2QA
— FBI Detroit (@FBIDetroit) July 4, 2023
Trice was arrested early Monday morning in St. Clair Shores in a white 2013 Chevy Impala that he stole from Wynter's mother. However, the child was not in the vehicle.
The FBI says the toddler's 1-year-old brother was at the residence where the attack happened but was not harmed.
On Tuesday, Lansing police and the FBI released maps showing routes that Trice may have taken. You can view the routes below:
People who travel along the route are asked to watch for anything unusual along the way as authorities work to locate the 2-year-old.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI's toll-free tipline at 800-CALL FBI (800-225-5324). You can also call your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.