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Detectives say missing Takayla Stout, 14, has been found safe and will be reunited with family soon.
Original Story (1/6/22):
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl last seen at Butler High School on Wednesday.
Takayla Stout of Charlotte was last seen at the high school on Matthews-Mint Hill Road around 2:15 p.m. wearing a red hoodie, black pants, red slides, and a backpack.
Detectives describe Stout as a Black girl, 5 feet tall, and 125 pounds.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Matthews Police Department at 704-847-5555 or 911 immediately.