Family searches Detroit neighborhood for missing teen

Family believes teen is being held against her will

DETROIT – A family was joined by community members on Monday as the canvassed a neighborhood on Detroit’s west side for a missing 17-year-old girl.

Zion Rachelle Foster was last seen on Jan. 4 at her home in the 22000 block of Melrose Court in Eastpointe, according to authorities.

“I just want to get her back. We just want help to get her back,” the teen’s mother, Ciera Milton said.

Zion Foster is 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 120 pounds, officials said. She was last seen wearing her Detroit Wing Company uniform, they said.

Read: Eastpointe police search for missing girl; family believes she’s being held against her will

Ciera Milton said a man picked up her daughter on Jan. 4. She said Zion Foster sent her the location to a home on Greenfield Road and Vassar Drive -- she hasn’t been seen or heard from since.

“We are pleading. We are pleading. Not just for Zion, but for all these missing people. It’s not right. It is not right,” Ciera Milton said.

People prayed for Zion Foster and others who are missing in Detroit. Then they knocked on the door where they believe Zion Foster wa slast -- the door opened -- the house was empty.


Anyone with information should contact Detroit police, Eastpointe police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up. All tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous. Click here to submit a tip online.


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