5-year-old boy last seen in Riverview two weeks ago prompts statewide Missing Child Alert
A statewide Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 5-year-old boy last seen in Riverview two weeks ago.
He may be with a 39-year-old woman, and investigators said they believe they could be heading for California or Nevada.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or 911.
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - A statewide Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 5-year-old boy last seen in Riverview, according to investigators.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Ilijah King, 5, was last seen in the 13500 block of Mango Bay Drive two weeks ago on February 18. According to officials, he may be with Jacqueline King, 39, and they may be traveling to Nevada or California.
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The 5-year-old was described as a biracial male who is 4 feet tall, 60 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes, FDLE said.
The 39-year-old woman the child may be with was described as a white-hispanic female who is 5 feet tall, 170 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes, authorities said.
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Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or 911.
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