A massive search continues Thursday for a 14-month-old toddler who disappeared from her home late Tuesday in Spencer, Indiana.
Shaylyn Michelle Kay Ammerman, who will be 15 months old next week, was last seen around midnight, when her grandmother told police she checked on her after putting the girl to bed around 10:30 p.m.
“She was laying in her bed sound asleep and then we went to bed and we woke up and she was gone,” Tamera Morgan, Shaylyn’s grandmother, told NBC affiliate WTHR.
Indiana State Police said they have interviewed several witnesses, including the family of the infant and “persons of interest.” They have searched a number of vehicles and homes and continue to look in areas in Owen County near 489 W. Jefferson St., where the girl went missing, according to a release from the department.
The toddler’s father believes his daughter was abducted from the home.
“I have no idea where, I’m thinking somebody that has a big grudge over my family,” Justin Ammerman told WTHR. “I don’t know what kind of grudge would have against my family, I mean my family is the most peaceful people in the world.”
Investigators reportedly told WTHR there were reports of a party at the house the night Shaylyn went missing, but the family has denied that claim.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies are assisting in the search.
The child was described as being 2 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 20 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing a white zip-up sleeper decorated with owls and had a purple pacifier attached. She may also have a blue and white “Winnie the Pooh” blanket with her, police said.
“While we appreciate all offers made to us from the public to assist in search efforts, they are not being requested at this time,” Owen County Sheriff Leonard “Sam” Hobbs said Thursday. “I would ask all members of the public to continue to pray for the safe return of Shaylyn to her family. I also ask that you keep all emergency responders in your thoughts and prayers as they continue their efforts to locate Shaylyn.”
Anyone with information regarding Shaylyn’s disappearance is being asked to call the Indiana State Police at (812) 332-4411.
