14 for Missing 4 Year Old Ricardo Alekzander Lara after Mother Found Dead at a Denton, TX Business … POI, 23 Year Old Ricardo Lara Martinez

An AMBER ALERT was issued Saturday night, December 13, 2014 for missing 4 year old Ricardo Alekzander Lara after his mother, Maria Isabel Romero Medina, was found murdered at a Denton, Texas business. The 4 year old boy has not been seen since 12/12/14. Police are looking for the boy’s biological father, 23 year old Ricardo Lara Martinez, in connection with his disappearance and Martinez is also a “person of interest” in the death of 27 year old Maria Isabel Romero Medina. She was killed inside her workplace Saturday night at Sanchez Tax and Insurance at 1111 East McKinney Street shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday after a customer found the door locked. The Amber Alert was issued due to fears that the child could be in “grave danger.”

Police believe that the two may be on foot and still in the Denton area. However, no details were provided on where or when he was last seen in Denton.

Ricardo Lara Martinez Description:

23 year old Hispanic male
brown hair and brown eyes
5′-5″ tall and weighs 150 lbs. Police did not say what he was wearing, and no vehicle information was available.

Ricardo Alekzander Lara Description:

three feet tall, weighs 55 lbs.
brown hair and brown eyes.
He may have been wearing a blue shirt and shorts.

Left, Ricardo Lara Martinez – right, Ricardo Alekzander Lara

Police were seeking the boy’s biological father, 23-year-old Ricardo Lara Martinez, in connection with his disappearance. Martinez was said to be a “person of interest” in the death of 27-year-old Maria Isabel Romero Medina.

She was killed inside her workplace Saturday night, Sanchez Tax and Insurance. Police won’t say how she was killed, but did say that Medina and Martinez were in a custody battle.

Denton police said Sunday that someone reported seeing the child and his father at a Houston convenience store. Martinez is also said to have ties to Chicago, Springfield, Missouri and Mexico City.

If you have information on the child or suspect’s whereabouts, contact the Denton County Sheriff’s Office at (940) 349-8181 or 911.