Jacksonville police: Missing boy, 9, returns home

Photo of Keshawn Taylor provided by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A missing 9-year-old boy returned home Wednesday night, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

Police said Keshawn Taylor ran away about 3 p.m. Wednesday from his home on West 32nd Street near Moncrief Road in Northwest Jacksonville "to avoid possible discipline from an earlier incident."

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Shortly after the search began for Keshawn, police told News4Jax that the boy had been located safe about 8:30 p.m.

Police said he walked back home. It's unclear where he disappeared.


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