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Concern for Missing Thirteen-Year-Old (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 16, 2026

UPDATE: Aiden Offutt has been located safe and unharmed.

Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Aiden "Niko" Offutt, a missing 13-year-old from Montgomery Village.

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Release ID: 26-022
Media Contact: DBartels 
Categories: missing-person