WAXAHACHIE, TX. (THECOUNT) — 6-year-old Phillip Oliver “Ollie” Wiedemann, and his mother, Candace Harbin, were both found dead Friday night in a parking garage after an Amber Alert was issued for the child earlier in the evening, confirmed Waxahachie police.
The Amber Alert was issued for Ollie who authorities said they suspected was in immediate danger.
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Ollie had last been seen at around 4 p.m. Thursday.
When the Amber Alert was issued, police said they believed Ollie was Harbin, who didn’t have custody of her son.
Police found Ollie and Harbin after they received a report of two unresponsive people at about 6:35 p.m. in the parking garage. When police arrived at the scene, both the mother and son were dead, reports WTSP.
News of their deaths came after emergency crews lined the roadways in the area of South Jackson and East Main streets.
Police said their causes of death won’t be released until authorities further investigate.
Geo quick facts: Waxahachie is the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States, it is located just beyond the southern suburbs of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 29,621 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 32,344 in 2014 – Wikipedia.