Crime

Kansas City police find missing 19-year-old man with autism

Update: Just before 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said Raynier Perkins had been found and is safe.

Kansas City police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 19-year-old man.

Raynier Perkins was last seen at about 9 p.m. Monday in the area of Northwest Barry Road and North Ambassador Drive, according to a news release from the Kansas City Police Department.

He was last wearing a white t-shirt and camouflage pants, police said. He is about 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighs 175 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Perkins has autism “and can become confused easily,” police said.

Anyone who knows of his location is asked to call 911.

This story was originally published July 20, 2021 at 8:46 AM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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