Shreveport police seek public’s help to find teen runaway

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Auzasha Small. 

According to an SPD news release, Small was last seen around 11:15 p.m. on September 20, 2025, leaving her home in the 2800 block of Devaughn Street. She is described as 5’4” tall, weighing 97-100 pounds, with black hair in a mini afro pulled into a ponytail. She was last seen wearing a light-colored hoodie, light-colored sweatpants, and dark-colored shoes. She also wears clear plastic-framed prescription glasses and has a small diamond nose piercing.

Police remind the public that harboring a runaway juvenile is a criminal offense under Louisiana law, according to the news release. 

Anyone with information on Small’s whereabouts is urged to contact the SPD Juvenile Division at (318) 673-7300 or call Shreveport-Caddo Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373. Tips may also be submitted anonymously through the Crime Stoppers website or app, according to the news release.