Friday, February 14, 2025

Update: Wilmington missing teen has been located

WPD is searching for Malik Nixon (center), 14, who has been missing since Friday morning. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy of Wilmington Police Department)
WPD is searching for Malik Nixon (center), 14, who has been missing since Friday morning. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy of Wilmington Police Department)

Updated 7:30 p.m.: According to the Wilmington Police Department, Malik Nixon has been located.

The Wilmington Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen.

Malik Nixon, 14, was last seen Friday around 8 a.m. on Wellington Avenue.

Nixon is a black male, 5 feet, 3 inches tall and approximately 145 pounds. Nixon has a small scar in the center of his forehead.

He was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans with a multicolored backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to call Wilmington Police at at 910-343-3600 or via Text A Tip.

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