Update Oct. 29, 9:56 a.m.: The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says Joshua Marrero has been located and is safe.
Earlier:
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents throughout the area to keep their eyes open for a man reported missing from Northside Behavioral Health Center Wednesday afternoon.
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According to the agency, Joshua Tyler Marrero, 18, fled from the 12512 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. facility around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies classify Marrero as a missing, endangered adult. He is described as being 6 feet tall and has brown hair and green eyes. Marrero was last seen wearing a blue/gray hooded sweatshirt, white T-shirt, blue jeans and blue tennis shoes.
Anyone who knows of his whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 813-247-8200.
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