7-Year-Old Pearland Girl Found Dead in Pond After Amber Alert

Pearland police find 7-year-old Skyler Hopson dead in a retention pond hours after issuing an Amber Alert. The nonverbal girl with autism wanders away from her home in the 2000 block of Sunset Springs Drive around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, carrying her iPad. No evidence points to abduction; K9 units track her scent to the pond, where the Houston dive team recovers her body around 2:45 p.m. Search teams deploy drones, helicopters, and community camera checks in the Shadow Creek Ranch area. Read more about this...