Conflicting reports about a hike in the number of missing black and Latina girls in Washington, DC, have caused uproar among African American and Latin American communities.
The social media exploded with outrage when users noticed that DC police had shared at least 20 missing person fliers on Twitter between March 19 and March 24, nearly a dozen of them black teens aged 11-17.
Police came under pressure to address the issue when some social media sites claimed that 14 Latina and black girls had gone missing over just 24 hours.
The reports led some people to believe that police were intentionally hiding the extent of the problem to avoid criticism.
‘501 girls reported missing’
According to official reports, 501 girls have been reported missing in the DC area since the beginning of 2017.
The horrifying number prompted Congressional Black Caucus to send a letter to FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week, calling on them…