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Missing 8-year-old twin boys found safe, police say

Adonis, left, and Amier Jefferson (Metropolitan Police Department)

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By Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 4, 2021 - 7:34 am

Updated September 4, 2021 - 8:08 am

Missing 8-year-old twin boys last seen Friday evening have been found safe, Las Vegas police said.

Amier and Adonis Jefferson were last seen about 5 p.m. Friday near the 900 block of Sierra Vista Drive, south of Desert Inn Road and University Center Drive. The two were later found safe, the Metropolitan Police Department said at 8:05 a.m. Saturday.

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