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UPDATE: Missing and Endangered Browning Boys Found Safe

Blackfeet Tribal Police say two boys were reported taken by their non-custodial father last month

By Associated Press

HELENA – Montana Department of Justice officials say two Browning boys who were taken by their non-custodial father last month have been found safe.

The justice department had issued a missing and endangered person advisory for 8-year-old Victor Killsnight and 12-year-old Kaelin Rodgers.

The advisory said they were taken by 37-year-old Shem Killsnight from a Child Protective Services placement home on Feb. 11. Shem Killsnight is under federal investigation for child abuse.

Blackfeet police say the boys weren’t reported missing until last Friday.

State officials said in a statement Tuesday the boys were located in Montana and are safe. The statement did not provide any details.

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