Crime & Safety

'High-Risk' Teen, 16, Missing From Uptown: Police

Police said the boy threatened staff at a hospital in Lake View.

CHICAGO, IL — Police are seeking the public's help finding a 16-year-old boy missing from Uptown. Police said they believe the boy is at high-risk. The teenager threatened staff at a hospital in Lake View, according to police.

Keyontay Johnson was last seen near Lake Shore Drive and West Lawrence Avenue on Tuesday, police said.

Johnson is described as six feet tall, 260 pounds with black hair styled in twists, police said. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, red shorts and multi-colored pink shoes.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8266.

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