Crime & Safety

Teenager Missing In Cleveland

Sixteen year old Shakiah Hill was last seen July 8.

CLEVELAND, OH — Sixteen year old Shakiah Hill is missing. The teenager was last seen July 8, by her father, Cleveland Police said. The public is being asked to help officers locate the missing girl.

The teenager is a black woman, about five feet nine inches tall, 170 pounds, and has red and black hair. She was last seen near her home on Nelson Avenue.

Hill had previously been in the custody of Children Family Services and had been back with her biological parent for less than two weeks, police reports indicate. Her father told police he initially searched his house for Hill, thinking she was still in the home.

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After a day passed, and the teenager was still missing, Hill's father called police. The search has been going on since July 9.

Anyone with information on Hill's whereabouts should contact the police.

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