Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help finding 17-year-old Jackson Ahzair, a teenager from the city's 26th District who has been missing since last Saturday. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a thin build. At the time he was last seen, he was wearing a black T-shirt with white writing reading “sports Lovers” and tan pants.
The Philadelphia Police Department says it is requesting the public's assistance in locating the missing juvenile. According to the department's own release, Ahzair was last seen on September 12 on the 2400 block of North Marshall Street, though the exact time differs between police accounts: one version of the release lists 4:15 p.m., while a separate posting compiled by forth.news lists 5:30 p.m. Both point to the same North Marshall Street location on the same date.
A Confusing Discrepancy in the Records
Adding to the confusion, the original police release cited by phillypolice.com refers to the missing teen at one point as “Alyssah” rather than Jackson, even as the headline and physical description match Ahzair throughout. A separate report from forth.news flagged the same inconsistency, noting that one listing names Alyssah Gibbs while another names Jackson Ahzair. It is not clear from the available records whether this reflects a typographical error or something else, and no additional clarification has been made public.
As reported by Newport Dispatch, the case centers on the same core details: a 17-year-old from Philadelphia, last seen on North Marshall Street, wearing the black “sports Lovers” T-shirt and tan pants described in the police bulletin. The department has not released a photo or additional identifying information beyond that physical description.
How to Report a Sighting
Philadelphia police are urging anyone with information on Ahzair's whereabouts to contact the East Detective Division at 215-686-3243 or call 911. The department's crime blotter, where the missing-juvenile notice was originally posted, continues to track updates tied to open cases across the city.
