Jashyah Moore disappeared on the morning of October 14 whereas visiting a neighborhood deli near her residence in East Orange, Police Chief Phyllis Bindi instructed reporters. Surveillance footage from the deli exhibits a person paying for her objects on the retailer, however they didn’t depart collectively. The person within the footage is cooperating totally with police, and there’s no indication of foul play presently, Bindi stated.
Moore’s mom pleaded for anybody who has any data on the place the younger lady is to share it instantly.
“Jashyah is a brilliant lady, I am unable to reiterate that sufficient,” Jamie Moore stated. “She wouldn’t keep out, she wouldn’t exit, go off with anybody.”
“I can’t think about what she is perhaps going via from simply being away from us this lengthy, being away from her household that loves her very a lot,” she continued.
The Essex County Sheriff’s workplace, which is working together with East Orange Police, is providing a $10,000 reward for any data resulting in Jashyah’s location and protected return. The Federal Bureau of Investigations and the New Jersey State Police are additionally aiding with the case.
Metropolis officers requested the neighborhood for any assist that may present, calling it a neighborhood effort to get Jashyah residence. Essex County Appearing Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II additionally highlighted how necessary it’s to maintain speaking about this case so it stays within the public eye.
“This reminds us that the lives of little Black and little brown women is simply as necessary as all people else’s lives,” Stephens stated. “And we all know that Gabby Petito, which is a really, very infamous case that was continuously within the information did yield outcomes and knowledge. So we hope that in the present day’s effort can even carry some data so we will discover younger Jashyah.”
Whereas the circumstances of lacking White girls have been given extra focus and urgency, individuals of coloration are disappearing at disproportionate charges. Black individuals make up 35% of lacking individuals reviews however solely 13% of the US inhabitants, in keeping with 2020 FBI knowledge. In the meantime, White individuals make up 54% of lacking individuals reviews and 76% of the US inhabitants.
Jashyah’s mom described her as a homebody who loves taking part in video video games and cooking. She can also be finest pals along with her little brother, who she performs with continuously, she added.
