Josiah Covington, 10, was last seen around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the unit block of T Street NW. D.C. police are asking the public for help locating him, NBC4 Washington reported.
According to NBC4 Washington, the D.C. Police Department identified Covington as critically missing in a post made Sunday, October 11, 2026, the same day he disappeared. Police described him as 4 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 123 pounds.
What “critically missing” means
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, anyone under 15 is classified as a critical missing person. The designation explains the department’s classification of Covington, who is 10; the definition cited here does not specify particular investigative steps in his case.
At the time he went missing, Covington was wearing a black jacket, black pants and black shoes, per the same account. No photograph or additional identifying details beyond his clothing, height and weight have been made public.
What To Do If You Have Information
D.C. police are asking anyone with information about Covington's whereabouts to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411, NBC4 Washington reported.
T Street NW, where Covington was last seen, sits in a residential stretch of the city. Beyond the last-seen location and his description, few other details about the circumstances of his disappearance have been released.
