FBI now assisting in search for missing 16-year-old girl

Jholie Moussa has been missing since last Friday.

The FBI is now assisting in the search for 16-year-old Jholie Moussa, a Mount Vernon High School student who has been missing since last Friday.

The Fairfax County Police announced in a press release Wednesday that the FBI Washington Field Office was partnering with the FCPD. The police said they continue to follow leads and look into cell phone data, and also noted that as the investigation has progressed, some acquaintances of Moussa’s had not been cooperative.

“Detectives have spoken to approximately 20 people who have recently had contact with Moussa,” the FCPD said in a press release. “Many of those 20 people are friends of Moussa who are not fully cooperating with investigators.”

Moussa is still considered a runaway because she left her home willingly, and the police reiterated Wednesday that there is no evidence at this point that Moussa is in danger.

“Detectives at this point have no evidence that she is in immediate danger, though we want her brought home safely,” the release said. 

Moussa was last seen leaving her house in the 4200 block of Sonia Court in the Mount Zephyr area around 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Her mother told CoveringTheCorridor.com on Sunday that she may have gone to a party in Norfolk, Va., and that her phone was turned off sometime after midnight that night.

Moussa’s family members and volunteers canvassed an apartment building in the west end of the city of Alexandria on Monday after receiving a tip that she was seen there, according to NBC Washington. 

Moussa is 5 foot 2 inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. Her mom said she has long braids, and was last wearing torn blue jeans and a black and white plaid shirt. She also has on black Uggs boots with bows on the back and a black puffy jacket with brown fur on the hood. Jholie also has a tattoo with her and her twin sister’s names on it.

The police are asking anyone who may have information about Moussa to call 703-691-2131, or contact the FBI Washington Field Office at 202-278-2000 or https://tips.fbi.gov.