An 18-year-old Philadelphia woman who went missing five days before her high school graduation is the subject of a missing person’s investigation, police said.
Shalaya Porter’s family last saw her on June 5, according to Philadelphia police.
She had been preparing to start her freshman year at Morgan State University in the fall, according to ABC 6.
Porter’s mother, grandmother and aunts gathered outside her high school this week handing out flyers, ABC 6 reported. A Motivational High School teacher also joined her family in bringing attention to her disappearance. They said it’s unusual that Porter disappeared without her cell phone and missed her graduation.
“I love you baby. Just please come home. We had so many plans. I’m supposed to be going to college with you,” her mother Kaleia Porter told ABC 6 through tears.
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Philadelphia police describe Shalaya Porter as 5’6, 120 pounds, medium build, brown eyes, light brown complexion, black hair and a nose piercing.
Her missing persons report said she is “known to use public transportation, however; her whereabouts are unknown.”
Officers told USA TODAY there is no additional information at this time.
Anyone with any information on Porter’s whereabouts should contact Philadelphia’s Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183 or 911.