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Missing 12-Year-Old Amber White Found Safe; Two Men Arrested So Far

Amber White Found! Family is Happy to Have Her Home
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SHREVEPORT, La. (CBS/KSLA) After days of worrying about their missing 12-year-old daughter, Amber White's family can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The young girl who disappeared during a neighborhood pool party Sunday afternoon has been found safe, although just what happened to her isn't entirely clear.

According to Shreveport, La. police, a Crime Stoppers tip led them to a convenience store in Shreveport Tuesday. Upon arrival, police learned the young girl was previously picked up there by her father, reports CBS affiliate KSLA.

Police eventually questioned Amber for four hours in order to determine exactly what had happened.

They arrested 19-year-old Brandon Play who faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and 25-year-old Henry Lee, whose charge has been upped from attempted kidnapping to aggravated rape.

However, police believe there may be more people involved and may make more arrests.

"This is a very fluid kind of thing because the main thing we want to do was find this child. Now that she's found we can start pulling the pieces together and take out time to figure out exactly who is going to be charged with what and I think that's what we're focusing on now," Hugo Holland, District Attorney for Caddo Parish told KSLA.

Just hours after Amber was found, her mother, Karen White, spoke with KSLA about her daughter's homecoming.

White said she's very happy that her daughter was found and hopes that one day Amber can overcome what she experienced.

"I want her to know that, yes, there are horrible people out there, but she does have a lot of people that love her."

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