KPD e-News Release: Kingsport Police Searching for Missing Endangered Child (Update: Found Safe)
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Kingsport Police Department
Dale Phipps, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department • www.KingsportPDBlog.com |
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NEWS RELEASE | ||||
SUBJECT: | Kingsport Police Searching for Missing Endangered Child (Update: Found Safe) | |||
DATE: | June 23, 2023 | |||
CASE #: | 23-012642 | |||
GENERAL NARRATIVE | ||||
Update: Joshua Hunley has been found safe and is no longer considered missing or endangered.
As previously released: On June 22, 2023 at approximately 11:30 PM, Joshua Hunley was reported as a missing child to the Kingsport Police Department by a family member. Joshua is an 11 year old white male child with blonde hair and blue eyes. He is approximately 5 feet tall and weighs roughly 110 pounds. Joshua was last seen at approximately 8:00 PM earlier that evening on foot in the 300 block of Walker Street in Kingsport. He was last seen wearing a navy blue t-shirt with his name on the back of it, black athletic shorts, and tan Timberland boots. The circumstances of his disappearance do not presently meet the criteria for an Amber Alert. While investigators have no reason to suspect foul play at this time, due to his minor age and other factors, to include his medical history, learned during the investigation, he has been entered into NCIC as missing and endangered. Anyone who sees him, or who may potentially know his current whereabouts, is asked to promptly call the Kingsport Police Department at 423-246-9111 or simply call 911 if emergency conditions exist. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us |
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MISSING CHILD INFORMATION | |
Name | Joshua Hunley |
Age | 11 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Male/White |
Height/
Weight |
5 feet tall
110 pounds |
Hair/Eyes | Blonde hair
Blue eyes |
Other Description | Scar on the left side of his nose that goes down to his lip |
Residency | Kingsport, TN |
Possible Clothing | Navy blue t-shirt with his name on the back of it
Black athletic shorts Tan Timberland boots |
Last Known Location | Last seen on June 22, 2023 at approximately 8:00 PM on foot in the 300 block of Walker Street in Kingsport |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |