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Kansas City police seek help to find 13-year-old missing since Tuesday afternoon

Kansas City police are asking the public for help with finding a 13-year-old boy who has been reported missing since Tuesday afternoon from the Independence Plaza neighborhood.

Jah’te Fry, of Kansas City, was last seen at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday leaving a home in the 1200 block of Bellefontaine Avenue, police said. He was wearing a black hoodie, black Adidas pants and carrying a red bag at the time.

Kansas City police are asking for help to find Jah’te Fry, 13, who was last seen at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday leaving a home in the 1200 block of Bellefontaine Avenue.
Kansas City police are asking for help to find Jah’te Fry, 13, who was last seen at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday leaving a home in the 1200 block of Bellefontaine Avenue. Kansas City Police Department

Police say Fry is 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 130 pounds.

Police are asking anyone who locates Fry to call 911 or the department’s Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5136.

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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