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Wilmington police ask for public’s help to find teen missing since Wednesday

Shamyia Brownson, last seen Wednesday evening. (Courtesy WILMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT)
Shamyia Brownson, last seen Wednesday evening. (Courtesy WILMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT)

WILMINGTON –– The Wilmington Police Department are searching for a teenage girl and have asked for public assistance.

Shamyia Brownson was last seen on Wednesday, April 26, around 8 p.m. She was seen at the Hardee’s Restaurant at 1970 S. 17th St. in Wilmington.

Brownson is a black female, about 5’8 and 160 pounds. Wilmington PD described her in  a press release as having “short, curly black hair and brown eyes.” According to Wilmington PD, she was last seen wearing “a black and white pinstripe shirt with purple flowers, a purple jacket, dark blue jeans and black Timberland boots.”

Anyone with information on Brownson’s whereabouts should call the Wilmington Police Department at 343-3609 or Text-A-Tip by texting “CRIMES” and starting the text with “Tip708.” All texts to Text-A-Tip are anonymous.

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