MILWAUKEE — The search for a missing Milwaukee woman and two girls came to an end Sunday when authorities discovered their bodies in a garage, police said.
The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public's assistance with locating the following missing persons, for which an Amber Alert has been issued.
— Milwaukee Police (@MilwaukeePolice) February 15, 2020
Amarah J. BANKS (26yo)
Zaniya R IVERY (5yo)
Camaria BANKS (4yo) pic.twitter.com/96TQY6CC9P
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and WTMJ-TV, 26-year-old Amarah J. Banks and her two daughters, 5-year-old Zaniya R. Ivery and 4-year-old Camaria Banks, were found dead in the West Burleigh Street garage shortly after 11 a.m. local time, police said. Investigators consider the deaths a homicide, police said.
The news came after police in Memphis, Tennessee, arrested 25-year-old Arzel J. Ivery in connection with the disappearance of the mother and daughters, who had sparked an Amber Alert, the news outlets reported. He provided investigators with details that allowed them to find the bodies, according to WTMJ.
Ivery is currently being held in Tennessee and faces a felony aggravated battery charge in Milwaukee County, the news outlets reported. Authorities plan to release more details about the case Monday.
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