Miami-Dade County

Missing child alert for Miami’s Liat Shamir, 16, is canceled. She’s safe, FDLE says

Liat Shamir, 16, was last seen in the 2300 block of Northeast 193 Street. Miami-Dade police issued missing person alert and ask for help in finding her. Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued notice on May 8, 2021, that she was found safe.
Liat Shamir, 16, was last seen in the 2300 block of Northeast 193 Street. Miami-Dade police issued missing person alert and ask for help in finding her. Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued notice on May 8, 2021, that she was found safe. Miami-Dade Police

UPDATE: Liat Shamir has been found safe, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Saturday. The missing person alert is now canceled.

Miami-Dade police are asking for help in locating a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since Wednesday, May 5.

According to a missing person’s alert sent Friday, police say Liat Shamir was last seen at her home in the 2300 block of Northeast 193rd Street between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.

“She may be in need of services,” the flyer notes.

Liat is 5-foot-seven and weighs 103 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Police don’t know what she was wearing when she was last seen.

If you have any information police ask that you call Detective Lurdes Averhoff or any detective with the Miami-Dade Police Department at 305-715-3300. Also, Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

This story was originally published May 7, 2021 at 8:37 AM.

Howard Cohen
Miami Herald
Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment. He started his career in the Features department at the Miami Herald in 1991. Cohen is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Communication. Support my work with a digital subscription
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