Police search for Gebar J. Byrd, Jr. after his mother found dead
University City police are looking for an endangered two-year-old boy after his mother's body was pulled from the Mississippi River last week.
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University City police said the boy and his 24-year-old mother, Yasmin Rodriguez, were reported missing on March 28 after family members had not heard from Rodriguez.
Police said she had left the child after a disagreement with the boy's father at their home in the 6600 block of Crest.
University City police said the boy's father has been cooperating in the investigation.
St. Louis police said firefighters pulled the body of Rodriguez from the river at 1st and Mullanphy on April 9. Police said there weren't any obvious signs of trauma on her body, but they were still waiting for the outcome of the autopsy.
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