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21-year-old missing for months possibly spotted on doorbell cam, WA family says
The front door security camera footage was captured June 23 in Kirkland, according to the Help Us Find Jonathan Hoang Facebook page.
Hoang was last seen at about 7:30 p.m. March 30 in Arlington, McClatchy News reported from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
He left his home without his iPad or jacket, which was described as being 'very unusual,' deputies said in a May news release.
Despite extensive search efforts following his disappearance, Hoang hasn't been seen in three months.
Then a resident in Kirkland, a nearly 45-mile drive south from Arlington, recorded a person on their doorbell camera June 23 that appeared to look like Hoang, the group said.
The footage was taken at a home on a street with a very similar name as Hoang's home address, the group said.
'We think he may have been trying to return,' the group said.
The page said Hoang was also seen on other home cameras, and the sightings were reported to authorities.
'The detective assigned to this case is currently reviewing the information regarding the possible sighting of Jonathan Hoang, as is standard procedure for any tip received,' a spokesperson for the sheriff's office told McClatchy News by email July 1.
A community search is now being organized for July 2.
If anyone thinks they see Hoang, they should call 911 immediately, take a photo or video of him and try to talk to him.
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