The Amber Alert was discontinued Monday after investigators said it failed to generate new leads. SAPD emphasized the search is not over.

SAN ANTONIO — Community members gathered Tuesday evening at Concepcion Park to pray for the safe return of 7-month-old Ozana Cisneros, who remains missing days after authorities discontinued an Amber Alert issued for the infant.

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued the Amber Alert on Thursday after Ozana and her 19-year-old mother, Maximina Cisneros, were reported missing. Authorities said the pair were last seen June 10 just south of downtown San Antonio.



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On Friday afternoon, San Antonio police, assisted by the FBI, located Maximina Cisneros at a home near Concepcion Park. Baby Ozana, however, was not with her, and investigators say the infant remains missing.

Later Friday, officers investigating the case discovered skeletal remains at Concepcion Park. Police have said they have not determined whether the remains are human or connected to the disappearance.

Rosenda Menchaca, a family friend who attended Tuesday’s vigil, said she first met Ozana when the baby was just three days old.

“I fell in love with her when I held her,” Menchaca said. “My heart just sunk into her.”

Menchaca said she has not spoken with the family since the Amber Alert was issued, describing them as private, but said she was devastated when she learned Ozana was missing.

“When I saw it on my phone, the Amber Alert, it just sunk my stomach,” she said.

The Amber Alert was discontinued Monday after investigators said it failed to generate new leads. San Antonio police emphasized that ending the alert does not mean the search has stopped.

Police said officers continue searching for Ozana and are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact investigators.

Menchaca questioned the decision to discontinue the alert, saying she hopes the public remains vigilant.

“Everybody should be looking around or say something,” she said. “She’s just a little baby. I’m really hurt. I just hope that wherever she’s at, she’s not out in this rain and this heat.”

Authorities have not released additional details about the investigation, which remains ongoing.