Columbus police seek public’s help in locating missing 16-year-old
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- Columbus Police seek help locating 16-year-old Gioannah Gardner, missing since October 28 in Columbus, Georgia.
- Gardner is Black female, 5'6", 118 lbs, last seen wearing black jacket and pink pajama pants.
The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Gioannah Gardner, who was reported as a juvenile runaway on October 28, 2026.
According to the department’s Special Victims’ Unit, Gardner was last seen around 9 p.m. on October 28 in the area of the 3700 block of Cusseta Road in Columbus, Georgia.
Police describe Gardner as a Black female, approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 118 pounds. She has brown eyes and is listed with black hair. At the time of her disappearance, she was reportedly wearing a black jacket and pink pajama pants.
Authorities are urging anyone who may have information about Gardner’s whereabouts to contact law enforcement.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911, contact the Columbus Police Department’s Special Victims’ Unit at 706-225-3449, or reach lead investigator Detective M. M. Ruiz at 706-225-4379.
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