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Concern for Missing Sixteen-Year-Old (LOCATED)

For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Update: July 19, 2022 - Malakai Amir Rice has been located safe and unharmed.
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Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teen.
Malakai Amir Rice, 16-years-old, left the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) in Rockville, without permission.
Rice is a Black male, 5-feet, 9-inches tall, and weighs 159 lbs. He has black hair, worn in an afro, and brown eyes.
Police and family are concerned for his welfare.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Malakai Amir Rice is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at 240-773-5400. Callers may remain anonymous.



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Release ID: 22-360
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: missing-person