Veronica Butler, Jilian Kelley car found abandoned in Oklahoma

(NewsNation) — Two moms from Hugoton, Kansas, are missing after traveling together to pick up children from school in Oklahoma.

On Saturday, the Texas County Sheriff’s Department requested that the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation look into the disappearance of Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39.

“As of right now, as the investigation continues and we were requested, we’re unsure where these women are or what happened to them,” said Hunter Mckee, OSBI public information manager. “That unknown is what has created it suspicious for us at this time.”

The OSBI said the vehicle the two women were in was found abandoned near Highway 95 and Road L south of Elkhart. OSBI special agents and local law enforcement agencies are currently working to locate them.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) has issued an Endangered Missing Advisory for them.

As a result of the missing woman, Yarbrough School, where Butler graduated in 2015, will be operating in a lockdown status Tuesday.

Butler is 5 feet 4 inches tall and has red hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt, denim shorts, and Hey Dude shoes.

Kelley has brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a long-sleeved shirt, white-washed blue jeans and tan or beige shoes.

“Veronica has several tattoos, a Chinese symbol on her left forearm, a sunflower on her left shoulder. Jilian has a butterfly tattoo on her left forearm,” OHP said.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the OSBI at tips@osbi.ok.gov or 1-800-522-8017.

NewsNation affiliate KSNW‘s Stephanie Nutt, Zena Taher and Ryan Newton contributed to this report.