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12-year-old boy missing from Roseland

By Sun-Times Wire

screen_shot_2019_04_10_at_8.06.18_pm_e1554944809441.png — Lapharis Moore | Chicago police

Police are asking the community for help finding a 12-year-old boy who is missing from Roseland on the South Side.

Lapharis Moore was reported missing from the area of 10700 South State Street and was last seen April 4 at 7:30 a.m., Chicago police said in an alert.

Moore is described as 5-foot-4, 110-pounds with a medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information should contact Area South detectives at 312-747-8274.

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