A report citing the Philadelphia Police Department says 17-year-old Salayah Gibson was last seen at about 1:30 a.m. on November 12 on the 3xx block of North 63rd Street in West Philadelphia. Police are asking the public for help finding her.
Newport Dispatch, citing the Philadelphia Police Department, reports that Gibson is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. At the time she was last seen, she was wearing an all-black outfit and black shoes, according to the report.
Information in the Missing-Person Report
The report identifies the location by block number and does not describe the circumstances surrounding Gibson's disappearance.
What the law and national records say
Pennsylvania law requires law enforcement agencies to investigate a missing-child report immediately and bars a mandatory waiting period, according to the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s Title 18, Section 2908. A U.S. Department of Justice guide says agencies must enter a missing-person record for someone under 18 into the National Crime Information Center within two hours of receiving the report; Tribal agencies are not subject to that requirement. The cited guidance addresses NCIC entry, but does not establish whether or when Gibson’s record was entered or specify a deadline for notifying the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
As nationwide context only, the FBI reported that NCIC contained 88,093 active missing-person records on December 31, 2025, including 21,487 for juveniles under 18. Those figures are not a Philadelphia-specific count and do not indicate Gibson’s outcome.
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking anyone with information about Gibson's whereabouts to contact Southwest Detectives at 215-686-3183 or call 911, the report notes. Authorities have not indicated whether Gibson has since been found or whether the search remains active.
