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For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Gaithersburg, MD- Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating, Rackeal Thompson, a missing 17-year-old from Silver Spring.

Thompson was last seen on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in the 600 block of Winona Court in Silver Spring.

Thompson is approximately 5-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. Thompson has short brown hair, brown eyes, a nose piercing and a tattoo on the right forearm. Thompson was last seen wearing a gray sweatsuit, black shoes and carrying a black and gray backpack.

Police and family are concerned for Thompson’s welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Rackeal Thompson 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.