The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has launched an active search for a 15-year-old girl who vanished from her East Side San Antonio home on the evening of May 27, 2026, and has not been seen since.
Kira Nicole Samuel was last seen leaving her residence in the 4500 block of Rothberger Way, near Binz Engleman Road, at approximately 7:30 in the evening.
Her disappearance was reported to authorities shortly afterward, and officials have been working to locate her ever since. As of Thursday, May 28, no updates had been released confirming her whereabouts.
Investigators describe Kira as a white female standing five feet tall and weighing around 100 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and was wearing glasses at the time she went missing.
Her outfit has been a key detail in public alerts: a gray Melanie Martinez graphic T-shirt, light blue jeans, and black-and-white Converse shoes. Anyone who may have spotted a young girl matching that description in or around the East Side of San Antonio during that time is being asked to come forward.
Possibly Not Alone
One element that authorities have highlighted in their alerts is that Kira may not have left on her own. Officials stated she could be accompanied by a male juvenile, though no further details about that individual have been publicly released.
The nature of their relationship and where the two may have gone remain unclear, and investigators have not yet indicated whether the disappearance is believed to be voluntary or otherwise.
What is clear is that law enforcement is treating this with urgency. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has put out multiple public appeals through local media and official channels, and the case has been picked up by Missing People in America, an organization that maintains what it describes as the largest interactive missing persons database in the country.
Kira’s profile has been added to their database at missingpeopleinamerica.org.
What the Public Can Do
Authorities are making a direct appeal to anyone who may have information about where Kira is right now.
Tips can be directed to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office by calling 210-335-6000 or submitted by email to the BCSO Missing Persons Unit at [email protected].
Officials also issued a pointed reminder that anyone found to be harboring or knowingly concealing Kira’s location could face criminal charges. That warning is standard in juvenile missing persons cases, but reflects how seriously authorities are treating the situation.
For a 15-year-old to be missing for more than 24 hours without contact raises genuine concern among those familiar with how these cases unfold.
The first hours and days after a juvenile goes missing are considered the most critical, and community awareness plays a significant role in bringing cases like this to a resolution.
Those who live near the Rothberger Way area, frequent the East Side, or may have seen a young girl matching Kira’s description in the company of a male teen in the days since Tuesday evening are strongly encouraged to reach out to law enforcement immediately. No detail should be considered too small when a child’s safety is at stake.
