A District teenager who ran away has not been seen since January.
Authorities are looking for 17-year-old Antoinette Bellamy, who went missing on Jan. 10.
She was living in a group home at the time and was last seen there, said Melinda Stevens, director of the missing-children division of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The teen’s 13-year-old sister also went missing that day, but records show that she was later located. But authorities say Bellamy remains missing and her case is still listed in missing-persons databases.
“It is possible that they may have been attempting to reunite with their families,” Stevens said. Stevens said she didn’t know if Bellamy and her sister had been living together when they ran away.
Stevens said investigators are still trying to determine what happened to Bellamy and “nothing’s ruled out.”
Her case is classified as an endangered runaway, which means she left her home voluntarily but authorities are still concerned about her well-being.
She may still be in the Washington area, or may have traveled to Maryland or Georgia, according to the missing-children’s center. She may have been traveling in a blue van or black Chrysler sedan.
Bellamy is described as black, about 5-foot-5 and 130 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and has several tattoos on her arms.
Anyone with information about her disappearance is asked to call the center at 800-THE-LOST (843-5678).
