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Concern for Missing Fairland Area Man (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Update: April 13, 2020 - Javian Richards has been located safe and unharmed.

The Montgomery County Department of Police-6th District Investigative Section is asking for the public’s help in locating a man missing from the Fairland area of Silver Spring.

Javian Richards, age 22, of the 2300 block of Fairland Road, was last seen leaving the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville at approximately 2:00 this morning (Tuesday, April 7).  He was last seen wearing a burgundy hospital gown.

Police and family are concerned for Richards' physical and emotional welfare.

Richards is described as approximately 5'11" tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds, and has brown eyes and short black hair.

Anyone with information regarding Javian Richards' whereabouts is asked to call the Police Department at 301-279-8000 (24/7 phone line).

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Release ID: 20-139
Media Contact: Rebecca Innocenti 
Categories: missing-person