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Amber Alert Expires for Virginia Mom and Baby; Both Remain Missing

An Amber Alert for a missing 8-month-old baby and her mother has been "terminated in accordance with AMBER Alert policy," Virginia State Police say, but the two remain missing.

Keir Johnson, 34, and her baby, Chloe, may have been abducted April 30 as they headed to a nearby beach for a walk, police in Hampton, Virginia, have said.

Authorities did not immediately issue an Amber Alert. However, developments in the case later led investigators to believe Keir and Chloe Johnson may have been abducted. Police issued an Amber Alert for the two May 11.

However, Amber Alerts last for just seven days, so the alert for the Johnsons has now expired, police said Thursday night.

According to WAVY-TV, she was taking Keir Johnson was taking Chloe to Buckroe Beach for a walk when the two disappeared. No one has seen or heard from them since.

Keir Johnson was last seen in the 1900 block of Hastings Drive, driving a black 2013 Kia Optima with Virginia tags VAW-2197. 

On May 14, police in Newport News found the car they believed Johnson was driving, nearly 10 miles away from where she was last seen.

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Johnson and her daughter are considered endangered.

"Keir and Chloe's family are concerned due to the length of time that has passed since they last had contact with them. It is out of the norm for Keir to be gone for an extended amount of time and to not make contact with family or friends," the Hampton Police Department said in a release.

Keir Johnson is 4 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and glasses.

Chloe Johnson is 2 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 20 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. A clothing description was not available. 

"I need to know where they are, and I need someone to help me find them," Keir Johnson's mother said in a video posted on the police department's Facebook page last week. "I want her to come home now. Right now."

Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call 911, 757-727-6505 or 888-LOCK-U-UP.

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