Missing Child Alert issued for Homestead teen who made ‘concerning statements’ before vanishing

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A Missing Child Alert was issued Thursday morning for a 16-year-old boy from Homestead.

According to Homestead police, Rashaud Dixon was last seen at about 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 2600 block of Southeast 12th Road.

Police said Dixon contacted his mother at 9 p.m. and made “concerning statements” to her which promoted the endangered missing juvenile alert.

According to authorities, Dixon does not suffer from any medical conditions.

Dixon is described by police as a Black male, who is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and no visible tattoos or scars.

He was last seen wearing a white shirt, white pants and black sandals.

Anyone with information about Dixon’s whereabouts is asked to call the Homestead Police Department at 305-247-1535 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477

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