Authorities are continuing to search for a teenage girl who ran away from her Woodbridge home in April and is believed to be in Montgomery County. Gabrielle Lacy was last seen on April 29. The 15-year-old had only been living in Woodbridge for a few months when she went missing, said Melinda Stevens, director of the missing children’s division of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Gabrielle had previously lived in the Silver Spring area for a few months before she and her mother moved to Virginia, Stevens said. Authorities think Gabrielle might have returned to the Silver Spring or Glenmont areas.
Stevens said Lacy had run away at least once before, when she was living in Arizona, but it wasn’t clear what spurred her to run away in April.
“When Gabrielle left, she took all of her clothes with her,” Stevens said. Lacy is not believed to have left a note.
Lacy is described as black, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 185 pounds, according to NCMEC. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She likes to wear her hair in a ponytail and might have red highlights.
Lacy has a scar above her left eyebrow and a tattoo of three black stars on her right wrist.
She uses the nickname “Gabi” and might also be using the names “Kesha” or “Ketsha Marie.”
Anyone who has information about her disappearance is asked to call NCMEC at 800-THE-LOST (843-5678).
