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Missing Phoenix teenager found safe, Silver Alert canceled

Mar 20, 2023, 12:28 PM | Updated: Mar 21, 2023, 5:25 am

Omarius Dayshaun Williams (Photo via Phoenix Police Department)

(Photo via Phoenix Police Department)

PHOENIX — Authorities canceled a Silver Alert early Tuesday after a teenager who went missing in Phoenix was found safe.

Omarius Dayshaun Williams, 17, had last been seen Monday near 17th Avenue and Van Buren Street. He suffers from a cognitive delay that can cause him to become confused and easily lost.

No other information on Williams was made available.

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