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Detroit police search for missing 17-year-old teenager with mental illness

DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Detroit Police Department is looking for a missing 17-year-old boy who a family member says has a mental illness.

Tyrone Long Jr. was last seen on Jan. 4 around 10 p.m. in the 600 Block of Watston, police said. The department said he left a relative's home and didn't return home. 

Tyrone Long Jr.
Detroit Police Department

He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with "Forman Mills" written on it, green basketball shorts, and black "Timberland Boots." 

Long is described by police as Black, 5 feet and 11 inches tall, has black hair and brown eyes, weighing 170 pounds. 

Anyone with information can call police at 313-596-5901. 

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