Photo courtesy of the Boston Police DepartmentDorchester resident Emily Nguyen was last seen at about 2:30 PM on Friday, December 13, 2019, in the area of 612 Metropolitan Avenue in Hyde Park, the Boston Police Department reported.
Emily is 16 years old, described by the Department as an Asian female, approximately 5’2”, 105 lbs., with long, straight dark brown hair and brown eyes.
She may be wearing a long brown coat with a hood, red sweatshirt, black pants, and black high-top sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Emily Nguyen is advised to contact 911 or District C-11 (Dorchester) detectives at (617) 343-4335.
Update as of December 17th, 2019:
On Tuesday, December 17th, 2019, at 6:19 AM, Emily Nguyen’s parents confirmed that she is still missing. The family is working with the Police and all information already gathered is being analyzed.
“We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone for the tremendous love and support in finding Emily Nguyen. As of right now, Emily has not come home and we are still working with local law enforcement,” Emily’s parents said in a public statement. “Any information we have gathered has been sent to local detectives for analyzing. Wherever Emily is right now, we hope she’s safe and returns to us soon,” the Nguyen family said.
Update as of December 18th, 2019:
As of December 18th, 2019, Emily Nguyen is still missing. Her family wrote in a public statement at 9:47 AM: “It has been 6 painful days since Emily disappeared. There is still no word from Emily.”
The Boston Police Department has not made any new public statements or updates regarding the case as of today (12/18) at 12:20 PM.
Update as of December 21st, 2019:
Found
The family of Emily Nguyen announced that she returned home.
“It’s the best gift from law enforcement for the holidays. Emily has been found,” her father said, according to a December 21st post on the Facebook page created to find her. “We are on our way home with her. Thank you everyone for all the help!”
For an undisclosed reason, the Boston Police Department deleted all their posts related to the case on social media, including Facebook and Twitter, and even the post on their official website.
A Boston police spokesman confirmed on Monday, December 23rd, that Nguyen was found and that the department had canceled the missing person alert, according to Boston.com.
The Facebook page created to support Emily’s search (https://www.facebook.com/FindingEmilyNguyen) was also taken down without explanation, also all the Facebook posts from her parents.
