A missing Atlanta 12-year-old was found safe Thursday night.

Janiha Pazhepath was at the Central Library, at One Margaret Mitchell Street, Wednesday afternoon with friends when she disappeared. Those with her said she had been chatting with someone on Facebook before she left, according to a news release from the Atlanta Police Department.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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