Katrice Symone McDougal, 16, was reported missing from Portsmouth, Virginia, after she was last seen on July 15, 2025. Records list her as a Black female, about 145 centimeters tall and 57 kilograms, with brown eyes and brown hair. She was entered into Virginia’s missing-children system as USVAVA25-2948.

Public alerts describe several identifying details: a short afro that appeared purple, tattoos on her wrists and chest, and a black-and-yellow bookbag she was reportedly carrying.

Anyone with information about Katrice’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Virginia Missing Children’s Clearinghouse or the Portsmouth Police Department. Did anyone in Portsmouth or nearby see Katrice or recognize the bookbag described?