LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar is addressing the moments leading up to a 15-year-old being reported missing on Friday, September 19.

At 6 p.m., the Webb County Sheriff’s Office found Oscar Amador, who had been reported missing earlier that day near the Los Centenarios area. The office later disclosed that Amador had initially run away from home following a domestic violence incident involving his father, Vicente Amador-Ramirez.

According to Cuellar, “After many hours on it, we were able to locate the young man and bring him with us, and right now, we are going to interview him along with CPS.”

Reports indicate that various divisions of the sheriff’s office collaborated to safely bring Amador home. Cuellar actively joined deputies to lead the search efforts.

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