Crime & Safety

Atlanta Police Search for Teen Who Ran Away, Threatened Self-Harm

The teen has run away from home before, police said.

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Atlanta police are seeking the public’s help to locate a young man who has run away from home and threatened to hurt himself.

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According to police, 15-year-old Khari Kelly disappeared from his Lawton Street home at approximately 4 p.m. Thursday after leaving a note saying he was planning to harm himself. Kelly, a student at Washington High School, went to class today in order to take a test.

Kelly has run away from home before, police said. He was located at his grandmother’s house on Lucile Avenue the last time he ran away.

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Anyone that spots Kelly is asked to contact police at (404)-546-4260.


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