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Little Elm police end search for missing 16-year-old

Updated on: February 14, 2023 / 4:20 PM CST / CBS Texas

LITTLE ELM, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Little Elm police have ended the search for a missing 16-year-old.

Police say the teenager was found in Dallas around 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 14. She is in overall good health, but out of an abundance of caution was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated.

A person of interest has been taken into police custody.

Katelynn Scott Update: At approximately 5:30 p.m. today, February 14, our officers located Katelynn Scott, 16-year-old...
Posted by Little Elm Police Department on Tuesday, February 14, 2023

The girl was reported missing from her parent's home in Little Elm on Feb. 12.

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