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UPDATE: DC police locate critically missing 11-year-old girl

Lisa Thompson (Courtesy D.C. police)

WASHINGTON — D.C. police have located 11-year-old Lisa Thompson, who went missing earlier Monday morning, according to D.C. Chief of Police Peter ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ham.

Thompson was located in the 7th District in Southeast D.C., according to police, and appears to be uninjured. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ham said they suspect Thompson took a bus to Southeast D.C.

Police issued a news release Monday evening asking for the public’s assistance in locating Thompson. Temperatures were expected to be in the single digits in the suburbs and in the low teens in D.C., and police were concerned for the girl’s well-being.

“This is one of those stories that ended up well,” said ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ham at a news conference Monday night. “We were able to locate her and she will be reunited with her family very shortly.”

Teta Alim

Teta Alim is a Digital Editor at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. Teta's interest in journalism started in music and moved to digital media.

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