Delaware

Teen Escapes From Wilmington, Delaware Juvenile Facility, Police Say

Delaware State Police are searching for a teen who they say escaped a juvenile facility Saturday morning.

Shamar Wright, 17, was being escorted from the Mowlds Cottage juvenile facility on 1825 Faulkland Rd. in Wilmington, Delaware, around 8:45 a.m. to another facility when he escaped on foot, police said. He was last seen running towards Rt. 141, according to investigators.

Wright is described as a black teen standing 5-foot-5 and weighing 100 pounds. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call Detective J. Hatchell of the Troop 2 Youth Aid Division at 302-365-8583 or 911.

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