
Update: According to the Sheriff’s Office, “Shakia Tniek Bryant has been located and returned home to her mother. Thanks to everyone who help locate her.”
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Authorities are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing teenage girl, last seen on Sunday.
According to the New Hanover County Sherriff’s Office (NHCSO), Shakia Tniek Bryant was last seen at 621 Cathay Road, a residential area just north of Ashley High School, where she is a student.
NHCSO described the 16-year-old black teen as being 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds; according to NHCSO, she has brown eyes, and long black braids with green tips. NHCSO did not note any tattoos or distinguishing marks. It is not known what she was wearing at the time she went missing.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at 910-798-4200.