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Tupu Lamar Hawkins

Tupu Lamar Hawkins, 17, was last seen leaving the Sagamihara Family Housing Area at 3:16 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Tauai-upolu Tupu)

TOKYO — The U.S. Army is requesting help finding a teenager who went missing near Camp Zama early Monday.

Tupu Lamar Hawkins, 17, “has been determined to be at significant risk by law enforcement,” according to a missing person alert issued by the Army Criminal Investigation Division that evening.

Hawkins was last seen leaving the Sagamihara Family Housing Area at 3:16 a.m., the Army said. He may have been walking toward the nearest 7/11 convenience store.

Hawkins is approximately 5-foot-9 with black hair and brown eyes, according to the alert. He was wearing a blue sweatshirt, blue jeans and brown dress shoes.

“Any person having credible information regarding this missing person should contact the Army CID Far East Field Office/Japan at (571) 637-8561,” the alert said. “Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Army CID at www.cid.army.mil/tips.”

Poster showing Tupu Lamar Hawkins describing him as a 17-year-old male who is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall.

Tupu Lamar Hawkins, 17, was last seen leaving the Sagamihara Family Housing Area at 3:16 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (U.S. Army)

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