Missing 15-year-old in Moorhead found safe

UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Affairs announced Shipp had been located and is safe.

The original article relating to his disappearance can be found below.


Moorhead police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teenager.

Authorities say that 15-year-old Josiah Shipp ran away from his home on Dec. 4 and has not returned.

Shipp is described as 5’7″ and 185 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants and black Nike Air Force shoes.

Anyone with information about Shipp’s whereabouts should call Moorhead police at 701-451-7660.