We got an email Friday afternoon from Lisanna Fox, who says that her niece Tayvaunna Milam, 15, is missing, and that she “…may be in the South Park, White Center, and Burien area. Can you please post her information on your site?”

So we made some calls, checked with the Washington State Patrol, spoke with her Mother Lydia, and confirmed that this is a legit runaway case, so if you’ve seen Tayvaunna (pictured, left), you are urged to contact the Seattle Police Department at (206) 684-5582, or the WSP Missing Persons Unit at 1-800-543-5678 immediately.

Here’s the email request we received from Lisanna:

My name is Lisanna and I have a 15-yr-old niece that has been missing since the 25th of November. Her name is Tayvaunna Milam. The case has been reported to the SPD, WSP, as well as The Center For Missing And Exploited Children. We have been posting fliers throughout Seattle and the surrounding areas. There has been info relayed to us that she may be in the South Park, White Center, and Burien area. Can you please post her information on your site. The information has been approved by all of the above agencies..thank you for any help that you can offer with getting the word out!! Every little bit helps and I think that it is important that our children know that we care and will go to great lengths for them. Again thank you and Happy Holidays.

Here’s the poster from the Washington State Patrol (download a PDF here if you’d like to post it):

Some helpful links:

• Help The Children Profile Page On Tayvaunna
• PDF Poster from the Washington State Patrol
• Web page & poster from MissingKids.com

Here’s info directly from a poster:

A 14-year-old girl was shot in the arm early Saturday morning as she was walking with friends along Pacific Highway South near Kent-Des Moines Road.

The shooting took place around 1:30am (Oct. 24th) after the victim, along with a 15-year-old female cousin and two boys (ages 16 and 18), had taken a Metro bus to Des Moines from Tukwila, then walked form the bus stop to a nearby drug store.

After exiting the store the group crossed the street to the east side of the highway, where the suspect in a vehicle heading northbound stopped and allegedly yelled at the kids.

One of the boys noticed a gun, the group started to run and the suspect fired a weapon once, striking the victim in the upper arm.

The girl was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening injury.

The vehicle drove off, heading northbound on Pacific Highway South, and was described as a small import car, possibly a Honda or Toyota, dark color, described as “dark ash.”

The suspect, who is still at large, is described as a Hispanic male in his twenties with dark spiked hair, wearing a dark shirt.