Jashae Pegues is a 16-year-old Black girl reported missing from Southeast Washington, D.C. She was last seen at about 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in the 200 block of I Street SE. The missing-person bulletin from the Metropolitan Police Department says the disappearance was reported on November 19, 2025, nearly a month after she was last seen.

MPD describes Jashae as having a dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, standing 5 feet 8 inches and weighing about 110 pounds. Additional information from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children notes she may go by the nickname Shae, has a pierced nose and a tattoo on her ankle, and could still be in the Washington, D.C. area or may travel to Maryland or Virginia. Clothing at the time she was last seen is unknown.

Anyone with information about Jashae’s whereabouts or movements after October 21, 2025 should contact MPD’s Youth and Family Engagement Division at 202-576-6768, the Real Time Crime Center at 202-727-9099, or submit an anonymous tip by calling 202-727-9099 or texting 50411. Did anyone in the D.C., Maryland or Virginia area see Jashae or know where she might be?