1-year-old boy missing from East Chicago may be in danger: police

Kannon Ellis | East Chicago police

East Chicago, Indiana, police are searching for a missing 1-year-old boy they believe may be in danger.

Kannon Ellis was last seen about 12:15 p.m. Sunday and is believed to be with his mother, 17-year-old Caneesha Ellis, and Jennifer Teniente, also 17, East Chicago police said.

Caneesha Ellis

Kannon Ellis is a 2-foot-3, 18-pound boy with black hair and brown eyes, police said. He was last seen wearing a red Champion hoodie and jeans.

Caneesha Ellis and Jennifer Teniente are both 5-foot-3 and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, police said.

Jennifer Teniente

Teniente’s relationship to Kannon and Caneesha Ellis was not immediately clear.

Police believe Kannon Ellis may be in danger.

Anyone with information is asked to call East Chicago police at 219-391-8796.