Two children that were reported missing early Tuesday morning of Indian River County are believed to be with a man wanted for murder in a deadly shooting in Vero Beach, police said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert for Edward Gamez, 4, and Lizeht Gamez-Flores, 11 months old.
Edward is 3 feet tall, weighs 30 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Lizeht is 1 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 15 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
The children were last seen near the 100 block of North Oak Street in Fellsmere. They may be in the company of Edward Geovani Guardado Gamez, 24, and Maria Maricela Flores Lopez, 21.
According to the Vero Beach Police Department, Edward Geovani Guardado Gamez is wanted in connection with the Jan. 21 deadly shooting at 1576 Highland Ave. After a "lengthy and ongoing investigation," an arrest warrant was obtained for Gamez for first-degree murder with a firearm and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm.
Vero Beach police said Gamez should be considered armed and dangerous.
If you see the children or the adults, do not approach them.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the children or the adults is asked to call the Fellsmere Police Department at 772-571-1360, Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 800-273-TIPS (8477), the Vero Beach Police Department at 772-978-4600, or 911.