Jashyah Moore disappeared on the morning of October 14 whereas visiting a neighborhood deli near her house in East Orange, Police Chief Phyllis Bindi advised reporters. Surveillance footage from the deli reveals a person paying for her objects on the retailer, however they didn’t go away collectively. The person within the footage is cooperating absolutely with police, and there’s no indication of foul play at the moment, Bindi mentioned.
Moore’s mom pleaded for anybody who has any info on the place the younger woman is to share it instantly.
“Jashyah is a great woman, I can not reiterate that sufficient,” Jamie Moore mentioned. “She wouldn’t keep out, she wouldn’t exit, go off with anybody.”
“I can not think about what she is perhaps going by means of from simply being away from us this lengthy, being away from her household that loves her very a lot,” she continued.
The Essex County Sheriff’s workplace, which is working along side East Orange Police, is providing a $10,000 reward for any info resulting in Jashyah’s location and secure return. The Federal Bureau of Investigations and the New Jersey State Police are additionally aiding with the case.
Metropolis officers requested the group for any assist that may present, calling it a group effort to get Jashyah house. Essex County Appearing Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II additionally highlighted how vital it’s to maintain speaking about this case so it stays within the public eye.
“This reminds us that the lives of little Black and little brown ladies is simply as vital as everyone else’s lives,” Stephens mentioned. “And we all know that Gabby Petito, which is a really, very infamous case that was continually within the information did yield outcomes and knowledge. So we hope that right now’s effort may also deliver some info so we are able to discover younger Jashyah.”
Whereas the circumstances of lacking White girls have been given extra focus and urgency, folks of shade are disappearing at disproportionate charges. Black folks make up 35% of lacking individuals experiences however solely 13% of the US inhabitants, in response to 2020 FBI information. In the meantime, White folks make up 54% of lacking individuals experiences and 76% of the US inhabitants.
Jashyah’s mom described her as a homebody who loves taking part in video video games and cooking. She can be finest associates along with her little brother, who she performs with continually, she added.
