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Kansas City police find missing 11-year-old girl last seen Friday evening

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Update: Kiosha Mitchell has been found, police said.

The Kansas City Police Department is asking for help finding a missing runaway 11-year-old girl last seen Friday evening by her family in the Ingleside neighborhood.

Kiosha Mitchell was last seen around 6:30 p.m. in the area of 28th Street and Monroe Avenue, said Capt. Leslie Foreman, a spokeswoman for the police department. She was wearing an orange or yellow shirt, a pair of cut-off blue-jean shorts and red, white and blue flip flops.

She is about 5-foot-5 and weighs approximately 130 pounds, according to police. Her family is greatly concerned for her safety, police said.

The department is asking anyone with information to call 911 or contact the missing person unit at 816-234-5136.

This story was originally published July 2, 2021 at 9:09 PM.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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