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Mya Barnes Missing Person Case

Last seen in Washington, District of Columbia on May 01, 2017

Victim Details

Oct 01, 2019

Jan 12, 2024

Mya

Barnes

24

15

64 inches

66 inches

120 lbs

125 lbs

Black / African American

Female

May 01, 2017

Washington

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Washington

Unknown

64532

DC Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Unit

Washington

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

20019

Matthew Batko

Detective

5002 Hayes Street Northeast, District of Columbia

2025766768

State

Law Enforcement

https://missing.dc.gov/

16-058267

DC Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Unit

Black

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/02/2026


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Mya Barnes, a 15-year-old Black female, was reported missing from Washington, D.C. in the spring of 2017. There are conflicting dates regarding her last confirmed whereabouts. Some sources indicate she was last seen on May 1, 2017, while other agencies, including the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, state she was last seen on May 18, 2017, at approximately 8:30 A.M. The location of her last sighting was in the 2900 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast.

At the time of her disappearanc ...
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Last Seen: May 01, 2017

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