Account
Aug 01, 2019
Jan 07, 2020
Waseem
Bennett
20
14
61 inches
63 inches
105 lbs
110 lbs
Hispanic / Latino
Male
In the late summer of 2018, a family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was thrown into a state of uncertainty and fear. On the evening of August 21st, 14-year-old Waseem M. Bennett, a Hispanic male, left his home around 9:30 p.m.. By the following afternoon, when he had not come back, concern grew into a formal report of his disappearance. At the time he went missing, Waseem was described as being between 5'1" and 5'3" tall and weighing between 105 and 110 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Known affectionately as "Seem" to his friends and family, his sudden absence left a void in the lives of those who knew him. The initial investigation into Waseem's disappearance was handled by the Philadelphia Police Department. A case was created in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) nearly a year later, on August 1, 2019, to broaden the reach of the search and appeal for public assistance. Despite these efforts, information regarding the specific clothing he was wearing on the night he vanished or any distinctive physical features was not entered into the public record, leaving a gap in the details that could have aided in his identification. The circumstances surrounding his departure from home were sparse, with the official record simply stating that he left and did not return. Years later, a person with the same name and date of birth, Waseem Bennett, was charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and other offenses in Philadelphia in connection with a shooting that occurred on August 28, 2023. This individual was arrested in September 2023. While the missing person case for Waseem M. Bennett from 2018 remains documented, the subsequent arrest of an individual with the same name and birthdate strongly suggests a resolution to his missing status. The lack of public information directly linking the two cases leaves the specific details of his life between his disappearance and the 2023 arrest unclear, but it appears the search for the once-missing teenager has come to a somber and unexpected conclusion.
Aug 21, 2018
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
19134
No
58637
Philadelphia Police Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
19124
3901 Whitaker Avenue, Pennsylvania
2156853298
Local
Law Enforcement
2018-24-073705
2018-08-22
Philadelphia Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
05/25/2026
