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Missing David Jacquez Ortiz Jr. 
Ortiz, approximately 2010; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 27 (approximately 2018) Date reported missing : 10/31/2010 Missing location (approx) : Silver City, New Mexico Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Hispanic DOB : 11/22/1991 (29) Age at the time of disappearance: 18 years old Height / Weight : 5'0, 110 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black t-shirt over a blue long-sleeved sweater, black shorts and brown steel-toed boots. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Ortiz has a scar in the center of his chest. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ortiz was last seen in Silver City, New Mexico on October 31, 2010. He left his grandparents' home on Kimberly Drive to go trick-or-treating for Halloween. He was supposed to go to a friend's house, but never arrived there. An acquaintance reported seeing him in the 200 block of north Bullard at 9:00 p.m. He has never been heard from again. Ortiz's family reported him missing on November 3. They stated he was happy at the time of his disappearance and had just won visitation rights to his baby son. He was about to graduate from high school and was thinking of joining the Army. Since Ortiz's disappearance, there have been rumors that he was beaten to death and his body was dumped in a ditch in El Paso, Texas. Another story is that he ran away. His family doesn't believe he left of his own accord, since he wasn't having any personal problems and he left all his belongings, including his clothes and cellular phone, behind. His case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Silver City Police Department 575-388-8840 September 2021 updates and sources The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Silver City Sun-News The Albuquerque Journal KRQE |