Loved ones search for missing 13-year-old Southern California girl
Loved ones are searching for a critically missing 13-year-old Southern California girl.
On April 30, Zhinya Rodgers was last seen leaving her home on the 400 block of West 109th Street in South L.A. around 11:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Rodgers is described as a Black female with brown hair and brown eyes. She stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt with gray sweatpants.
The teen's family and loved ones have not heard from her since her disappearance and are concerned for her well-being.
A 'critically missing person' is defined as:
A person who has no pattern of running away or disappearing
A person in critical need of medical attention
The victim of a crime or foul play
The victim of a kidnapping or parental abduction
A person who is mentally impaired to the extent that such person is unable to care for himself or herself or is an immediate danger to his or her own safety or the safety of others
Anyone who has seen Rodgers or knows her whereabouts is urged to call LAPD Detective Patsenhann at 213-709-3784.
Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.
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