AP Wire (NYC) — In a breaking news story, New York authorities held a press conference outside 1 Police Plaza to announce that the Amber Alert for two teens associated with the mass suicide of The 36 has been cancelled. The official statement released by police states, "The minors have been located and returned to their parents' custody. No charges are pending, and we are happy that the children have been found safe."
Attorneys for the families of the two children have released a joint statement. "These two children have been through enough with the deaths of their friends. Everything they have stated indicates that the government is in no way responsible for their disappearance, that it was a choice made by the children themselves. We would appreciate it if the press would keep their distance and remember the trauma that these teens have already suffered. Thank you."