Missing 6-year-old out of Waxahachie found dead hours after Amber Alert: Police

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Sunday, August 25, 2019
6-year-old at center of Amber Alert found dead: Police
The search for Philllp Wiedeman has come to a tragic end.

A 6-year-old boy at the center of an Amber Alert of Waxahachie has been found dead, according to authorities.

The bodies of Phillip Oliver "Ollie" Wiedemann and his mother, 46-year-old Candace Harbin, were found in a parking garage just hours after the Amber Alert was issued, according to a press release.

Police say Phillip was reported missing by his father John Wiedeman around 9 a.m. Friday.

Harbin's vehicle, a 2012 white Nissan Quest, was located around 6:35 p.m., where she and Phillip were found dead, police say.

The cause of death is unknown at this time.