Jakiel, Jaliel Shakur Found: Missing Twins Located, BPD Says
Jakiel And Jaliel Shakur Have Been ‘Located’: How Twin Boys Went Missing From Boston
Source: Boston Police / Boston Police
UPDATED: 12:00 p.m. ET, June 11
Originally published on March 28
The twin 12-year-old boys who went missing from Boston earlier this year were eventually located, the police said.
Jakiel and Jaliel Shakur were “located,” but that was the extent of the information that the Boston Police Department (BPD) made public in the missing persons case.
BPD’s update came on April 3, more than two weeks after the boys were reported missing from their home in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
While there have been no details surrounding their disappearance, the twins were suspected of having run away after the Department of Children and Families came to the home to take them into state custody.
The boys left the house after conversing with their father while packing their belongings to leave with the Department of Children and Families, according to an initial police report.
It remained unknown what the boys discussed with their father before allegedly running away.
Police asked for the public’s help in finding the missing boys. Information on the young boys’ whereabouts had gone gone cold, although authorities said they didn’t believe the disappearance to be suspicious. The twins had been living with their father, but according to police, they had also been staying with other relatives.
The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in efforts to locate 12-year-old twins Jakiel Shakur and Jaliel Shakur of Hyde Park.
They were last seen at about 5:00 PM, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the area of 8 Damon Place. They’re described as a light-skinned black males, about 5’03”, with dreadlocks, they may be in the area of Homestead St.
Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts is advised to contact 911 or District E-18 Detectives (617)-343-5607.
If you would prefer to share information anonymously you can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line AT 1-800 (494) -TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
NewsOne reached out to BPD and the family for additional information but did not receive a response.
According to reports, nearly 40% of missing persons in the U.S. are Black and 39% are under the age of 18. America is only 13% Black.
Thankfully, over the past few decades, missing children have been more publicized, which has led to a majority of them being located. While this is promising, racial disparities in the statistics still exist so news outlets need to continue to report on missing children.
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