Crime & Safety

Boy, 7, Still Missing Days After Santa Monica Disappearance: Police

Authorities are asking for the public's help finding an at-risk 7-year-old boy.

King Darius Lozada, 7, was last seen at around 6:50 p.m. Monday near Arizona and Stanford streets in Santa Monica.
King Darius Lozada, 7, was last seen at around 6:50 p.m. Monday near Arizona and Stanford streets in Santa Monica. (California Highway Patrol)

SANTA MONICA, CA — Authorities are asking for the public's help finding an at-risk 7-year-old boy who was last seen in Santa Monica on Monday.

King Darius Lozada was last seen at around 6:50 p.m. Monday near Arizona and Stanford streets. Authorities believe he is with Darius Jackson, an adult identified by the California Highway Patrol as a suspect.

The pair were last seen together and were believed to be traveling on foot or on a black electric scooter, according to the CHP, which issued an Endangered Missing Advisory for King.

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King is described as a 4-foot-tall boy weighing 85 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and light blue sweatpants.

Jackson is a 6-foot-3 man weighing 210 pounds. He has black hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, sweatpants, and white shoes.

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Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call 911.

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