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Kansas City police locate 9-year-old boy who went missing Monday afternoon

Update: Shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, police said the child was found safe.

Kansas City police are searching for a 9-year-old boy who was last seen Monday afternoon.

Geremiah Brewster was last seen shortly after 2:45 p.m. in the area of 37th and Wyoming Street, the Kansas City Police Department said. Police believe he may have run away.

He was wearing a black Chiefs face mask, gray shirt and khaki pants.

Anyone with information about Brewster’s whereabouts should call 911 or KCPD’s missing persons unit at 816-234-5136.

This story was originally published March 1, 2021 at 5:31 PM.

Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star
Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.
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