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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Update: August 17, 2022 : Zion Allen 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 14-year-old boy from Gaithersburg.

Zion Allen was last seen on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at approximately 9 p.m. in the 10000 block of Polk Square Court.

Allen is approximately 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has dark brown hair that he wears in locs and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black Nike jacket, white shorts, and red headphones. He was carrying a multi-colored, "Jordan" backpack and was riding a blue and white bicycle.

Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Zion Allen 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.