Chicago boy, 14, reported missing from Chatham has been found

Lemarius Petty | Chicago police

Update (April 3, 2024): 

A teenage boy who was last seen in January in the Chatham neighborhood has been found. 

Lemarius Petty, 14, has been located, as of Wednesday, April 3. Further details have not been released. 

Original: 

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in locating a teenage boy who was reported missing since January from the Chatham neighborhood.

Lemarius Petty, 14, was last seen on Jan. 24 near 8142 S. Ingleside Ave., according to a CPD missing person alert.

Petty is 5-foot-10, 190 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. 

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Area One detectives at (312) 856-3121.

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