More than two dozen local, state and federal officers are now involved in the investigation into the disappearance of a missing Gainesville girl. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) issued an update on Facebook Thursday.
HCSO FACEBOOK POST:
“The 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 for 𝟭𝟮-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘇-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘇 of Gainesville. Maria was last seen at her home on Westside Drive the morning of Wednesday, May 29. She was reported missing the following morning…
Many people have taken an active role in the search for Maria, and we are thankful for the support of the community as we work to bring Maria home. That said, we want to 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱. In this post, you’ll see two flyers that are being distributed across the area. The original has a photo we shared in an earlier BOLO. The updated flyer has her school photo. Both flyers contain her physical description and the 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to reach our investigative team. 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/sVbpjaD3HuMysy2m/?mibextid=oFDknk
We also want to thank local business leader Norma Hernandez for hosting a community meeting at her office and inviting some of our investigative team to speak with concerned clergy, business leaders and government officials about Maria’s disappearance. We have provided the link to the Facebook Live recording below.”
https://www.facebook.com/100028213923820/videos/765119552454053