Crime & Safety

Missing 9-Year-Old Boy Found In Miami

Edwidge Pierre, Jr. had Missing since 7 p.m. Friday.

MIAMI, FL — A nine-year-old boy was found on Saturday after being reported missing in Miami. Edwidge Pierre, Jr. had been last seen wearing his school uniform at 7 p.m. on Friday. The child lives in the 3600 block of Charles Terrace.

Officer Michael Vega of the Miami Police Department said that the child was located on Saturday following a search by officers in the Coconut Grove area where the boy lives.

"Edwidge Pierre, Jr. has been located safe and unharmed at a friends house," Vega said.

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