Mother And Daughter Disappear In Brooklyn, Police Say

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are searching for a missing mom and her young daughter, who were last seen in Brooklyn earlier this week.

According to NYPD officials, 20-year-old Jayla Echevarria and her 3-year-old daughter, Nova, were last seen leaving their building near East 96th Street and Linden Boulevard in East Flatbush around 2 p.m. Monday.

Echevarria is described by the NYPD as 5 feet 4 inches tall with black hair. She was last seen wearing a black tube top, ripped blue jeans and black sneakers. Her daughter, Nova, was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts and pink shoes.

Police say it’s still unclear where the mother and daughter were going after leaving their home, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.