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Missing 13-year-old girl last seen in Gresham

Jayla Gordon was last seen Thursday in the area of the 7600 block of South Union Avenue, Chicago police said.

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Police are asking the community for help finding a missing 13-year-old girl who was last seen in Gresham on the South Side.

Jayla Gordon was last seen Thursday in the area of the 7600 block of South Union Avenue, Chicago police said.

She is 5-foot-7, 114 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black head scarf, white North Face hoodie, blue jeans and multi-colored sandals.

Anyone with information was asked to call Area Two SVU detectives at 312-747-8274.

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