One of the children, Devonte Hart, drew national attention after the black youngster was photographed in tears, hugging a white police officer during a 2014 protest in Portland over the deadly police shooting of a black man in Ferguson, Missouri. The women, both 38, were found dead inside the SUV, while three of their children – Markis Hart, 19, Jeremiah Hart, 14, and Abigail Hart, 14 – were discovered outside the vehicle. A team on Thursday continued to search the rugged coastline for the three other children, also believed to have been in the SUV: Hannah Hart, 16, Sierra Hart, 12, and Devonte. The couple – Sarah and Jennifer Hart – adopted the six children, many of whom came from “hard backgrounds,” he said. “They transformed these kids’ lives.”On Thursday, authorities in Washington state also searched the family’s home for information.

Source: The Guardian March 30, 2018 13:41 UTC