PGPD Locates Missing 12-Year-Old JaMiah Estep, Last Seen With Pit Bull

JaMiah Estep, a 12-year-old boy, was reported missing from the 6000 block of Terence Drive after being last seen on 3/06/26 at approximately 5:00 PM and was located safely hours after a public alert, Prince George’s County Police Department officials said. The original notice indicated JaMiah had been seen with a pit bull the evening he disappeared.

Social-media posts circulated on both Instagram and Facebook with the same missing-person text: “MISSING: 12-year-old JaMiah Estep. Last seen on 3/06/26 at approximately 5:00 PM in the 6000 block of Terence Drive. He is 5'7” and 103 lbs.” Those posts supplied the specific physical metrics used in community sharing and alerted neighbors in the surrounding Oxon Hill area and other Prince George’s County neighborhoods.

Prince George’s County Police Department issued a public alert Saturday morning after the social posts began spreading, and the subsequent update stated, “The boy was located safely hours later, prompting massive community shares.” The department’s alert, combined with the identical Instagram and Facebook messages, generated widespread online attention across local networks.

The original report of the case highlighted the pit bull detail as part of the last-seen circumstances, a detail not included in the social posts. Investigators and family members have not released further specifics about whether JaMiah remained with the dog when he was found, or where and by whom he was located. The available notices do not specify whether JaMiah required medical attention or was immediately reunited with family after being located.

Community reaction in Prince George’s County was immediate, with the original account noting “massive community shares” following the alert. The identical wording on Instagram and Facebook helped standardize the details circulating online, but neither post identified who originally posted the alert, whether it came from a family member, a community group, or a law enforcement account.

Key facts remain unreported in public posts and the initial alert: the exact time and location of the recovery, the condition of JaMiah when found, whether the pit bull was present at the time of recovery, and whether any investigation or enforcement action followed. Prince George’s County Police Department has not provided those details in the public notices reviewed for this report.

JaMiah’s safe recovery concluded a brief but intense period of local sharing and concern centered on the 6000 block of Terence Drive and the March 6 last-seen timeframe; authorities have so far limited public comment to the alert and the update that he was located safely.