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SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Dozens of community members gathered Tuesday evening at Concepci\u00f3n Park to pray for 7-month-old Ozana Cisneros<\/a> and her family as investigators continue searching for answers in the high-profile case.<\/p>\n

The vigil came one day after the Texas Department of Public Safety discontinued the AMBER Alert<\/a> issued for Cisneros. Despite the alert being canceled, authorities said the investigation remains active and the San Antonio Police Department is leading the case.<\/p>\n

Family friends, neighbors and people who had never met the Cisneros family stood side by side, holding candles, praying and offering words of encouragement for those closest to the child.<\/p>\n

Among them was Rosenda Menchaca, a longtime family friend of Ozana\u2019s grandmother, Petra Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really has affected me,\u201d Menchaca said. \u201cThere\u2019s all these unanswered questions. I\u2019m just really hoping that the baby is safe wherever she\u2019s at. She\u2019s just a little baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Menchaca said she has known the family for years and met Cisneros when she was only three days old.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart just sunk into her,\u201d she added. \u201cI fell in love with her when I held her.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the vigil took place, Menchaca said her thoughts remained with the infant and her mother, 19-year-old Maximina Cisneros.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope that wherever she\u2019s at, she\u2019s not out in this rain and this heat,\u201d Menchaca said.<\/p>\n

She said attending the vigil was her way of showing support to the fullest degree.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a family friend for many years, and I just really wanted to be here,\u201d Menchaca said. \u201cThe community wants to pray for a good outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the evening, many attendees echoed similar sentiments, hoping for answers while also encouraging anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you see something, just say something and call 911,\u201d Menchaca said. \u201cThere needs to be justice, whatever the outcome might be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The community gathering comes after several developments in the investigation over the past week.<\/p>\n

An AMBER Alert was issued on July 10 after San Antonio police said the infant had last been seen at the 600 block of Roosevelt Avenue.<\/p>\n

Ozana Cisneros (KSAT)<\/p>\n

Authorities identified Maximina Cisneros as a person connected to the investigation. On Friday, she was found<\/a> at a home on Parkview Drive, just streets away from a location where officers found skeletal remains<\/a> in a park bush. <\/p>\n

Maximina Cisneros was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries. <\/p>\n

Investigators did not confirm whether the remains found at Concepci\u00f3n Park were connected to the case.<\/p>\n

In a statement to KSAT on Tuesday evening, SAPD said Ozana Cisneros \u201cremains actively missing.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe alert has not produced any leads, and the department continues to investigate,\u201d SAPD said.<\/p>\n

For Menchaca, the decision to discontinue the alert only added to her concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was more in shock,\u201d she said. \u201cWhy is it discontinued? Everybody should still be looking. This baby needs to be found. There needs to be a lot of answers.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the uncertainty has been difficult not only for those closest to the family, but those concerned in the San Antonio community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s overwhelming,\u201d Menchaca said. \u201cNot just for myself, but my children and everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

As candles flickered Tuesday night, those gathered shared a common message: They hope Ozana Cisneros is found, they hope investigators uncover the truth and they want her family to know they are not facing the situation alone.<\/p>\n

More coverage of this story on KSAT:<\/b><\/p>\n