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Missing 15-year-old Chicago girl found dead in Evanston hotel room

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  December 12, 2022 7:47pm CST
Missing Persons
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Missing Chicago teen found dead in Evanston hotel

When Evanston police arrived at the scene, they located a deceased teenage girl in a hotel room on the sixth floor.

EVANSTON, Ill. - A 15-year-old Chicago girl was found dead in a hotel room in the north suburbs.

On Saturday morning, Evanston police responded to the Holiday Inn located in the 1500 block of Sherman Avenue for a possible deceased person in a hotel room.

When officers arrived at the scene, they located a deceased girl in a room on the sixth floor.

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The girl was identified as 15-year-old Nyasia Jennings from Chicago. Prior to her death, Jennings had been reported as a missing runaway.

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Melissa Highsmith, who went missing as a baby from her home in Texas 51 years ago, has been reunited with her relatives.

The cause of death for Jennings is pending.

Evanston police continue to investigate. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Evanston Police Detective Bureau at 847-866-5040 or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) and then start your message with EPDTIP.