Officers from the Long Beach Police Department Monday are seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old teen who police said has made suicidal threats about harming herself and was reported missing after she was last seen in Long Beach.

Zaniah A. Alexander was last seen at approximately 7:50 p.m. Sunday after she was leaving her residence in the 5700 block of California Avenue, between 56th and South streets, the police department reported.

Zaniah is Black, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, light gray shorts and possibly black slides.

Police said it is not immediately known if Zaniah is traveling on foot or in a vehicle.

Anyone who has seen Zaniah or knows of her whereabouts was asked to ca

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