LEXINGTON, N.C. — Law enforcement rescued a missing 13-year-old girl from a locked shed in Lexington, North Carolina, after federal authorities provided a tip about the missing minor.
Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons said his office received a tip from an FBI Violent Crimes Task Force about a minor who had been abducted from Dallas. Officials were able to locate the missing girl in an externally-locked shed behind a home in Lexington, North Carolina.
According to the victim's mother, who spoke with Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA, Camacho met her daughter while playing an online video game, chatting on online messenger Discord and communicating for"months." "I thank god that we were able to find this young girl; it may not be that case forever," Simmons said, noting that his office had investigated a concerning number of similar cases.
Simmons said parents should be mindful of their children's social media activity, given their potential susceptibility to bad actors.
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