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Concern for Missing Silver Spring Teenager (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Monday, January 31, 2022

UPDATE: Sophia Hunter has been located safe and unharmed. 

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Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Police - Special Victims Investigation Division (SVID) are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing teenager from Silver Spring. 

Sophia Hunter, age 17, was last seen on January 29, 2022 in the 1900 block of Grey Castle Way in Silver Spring. 

Hunter is approximately 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. She has brown eyes and burgundy hair, styled in a short afro. She has a nose ring and a keloid scar on her nose.  She was last seen wearing, a white jacket and white sweatpants. 

Hunter may also be traveling with another missing teenager, Amel Abdurezak.

Police and family are concerned for her welfare. 

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Sophia Hunter is asked to call the Montgomery County Police SVID at (240) 773-5400 or the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line). Callers may remain anonymous. 

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Release ID: 22-072
Media Contact: L.N.J.Ivey 
Categories: missing-person