Missing teen last seen on doorbell camera found safe one year later, Georgia cops say
_fitted.png "Asata Amun’s family said the then-16-year-old had been disciplined at school the day before she disappeared, Georgia police said.")
More than a year after vanishing, an Atlanta-area teen has been found safe, Georgia police said.
Asata Amun has been in the care of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services since February 2024, the same month she went missing, Gwinnett County Police said in a March 17 news release.
Investigators said she had been using a fake name.
“A breakthrough in the case occurred when a Tennessee Department of Children’s Services case manager identified inconsistencies in Asata Amun’s statements, prompting further research into missing children in Georgia,” according to police.
“This led to contact with the Gwinnett County Police Department,” authorities said.
Amun’s father reported her missing Feb. 1, 2024, police said. The then-16-year-old was last seen on a doorbell camera running out the front door of the family’s home in Buford, and authorities said she didn’t take any of her belongings.
At the time, the teen’s family told police that Amun had been disciplined at school the day before she vanished but said she never talked about running away.
Authorities said they’re still investigating the circumstances of her disappearance.
Buford is about a 40-mile drive northeast from downtown Atlanta.