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Shawna Ward Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbus, Ohio on Jan 15, 2026

Victim Details

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Shawna

Ward

16

16

Black / African American

Female

Jan 15, 2026

Columbus

Ohio

07/03/2026

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Sixteen-year-old Shawna Ward, a Black female teenager from Columbus, Ohio, entered the public missing-child records as a young person in need of help being brought safely home. Online case information requested for this synopsis identifies her last-seen date as January 15, 2026, in Columbus, while the official Ohio Attorney General missing-person poster available online lists Shawna as missing from Columbus since December 28, 2025. Because the public information is limited and the dates are not ...
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02/24/2026
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02/10/2026
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