The Chicago Police Department has issued an alert for a missing child, 12-year-old Karai Terrell, from the Woodlawn Community on Chicago's South Side. Karai was last seen on October 14, 2024, and the details of his disappearance are still emerging. Described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 135 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, the missing child might stand out in a crowd. The police have shared that he has a medium brown complexion and was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and black-and-white washed denim jeans. Concerns are raised as there is an indication that Karai may require medical attention.
Authorities have not yet released any information on the circumstances surrounding Karai's disappearance. The Chicago Police Department's Special Victims Unit (SVU) is actively searching for him and asking for the public's help. Flyers with Karai's photo and description are being circulated in the hope that residents in the 6100 block of S. Evans Avenue, where he is known to frequent, and the broader Chicago area may have seen him.
The Chicago Police Department encourages anyone with information regarding Karai's whereabouts to contact the Area One Detectives' SVU Office at 312-747-8380. In immediate situations, the police have stressed that dialing 911 is the fastest way to relay information that could assist in locating the endangered missing juvenile.
