CLEVELAND — On Tuesday, it will be four months since 15-year-old Keshaun Williams went missing. On Monday, authorities announced the reward for finding him has been increased to $12,500.
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The increased reward comes after the United States Marshals Service added $2,500.
"There is now a cash reward of up to $12,500 for information leading to Keshaun’s whereabouts," Cleveland Missing shared in a statement.
The teen was last seen on June 17 at a party near Gertrude Avenue in Cleveland.
"The hope is that, to be perfectly honest and blunt, sometimes money gets people talking and that's what we hope here is that money will bring people forward and bring people with information forward," said Anne Murphy, Assistant Chief United States Marshals Service.
An Amber Alert was issued for the 15-year-old. Law enforcement said no tip is too small. "I do think that there is someone out there who knows something because he was seen with a group of people the night he went missing," said John Majoy, Chairman of the Northeast Ohio AMBER Alert Committee.
Law enforcement is asking that anyone with any tip, no matter how small, in connection to the whereabouts of Williams contact the U.S. Marshals at 1-866-4-WANTED. All tipsters can remain anonymous.
Last month, the community rallied together under the leadership of Williams' boxing coach, Ray Hamrick.
According to his mom, Sherice Snowden, one of the last days with her son was spent in the boxing ring at a sparring match in Cleveland.
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“He’s very good at boxing,” she said. “He’s very close to Coach Ray. Coach Ray is like a role model for him as far as being a male role model. He’s teaching him discipline. He’s teaching him how to be a young man and how to have respect."
Hamrick, along with other community members and business owners, has remained committed to raising money to add the reward and has also taken the time to search for Williams on their own.
There’s not a day that goes by that I am not somewhere looking for him,” Hamrick said. “The tips I get, I follow them…I’ve had people call to the gym in the middle of practice. I’ll shut the gym down.”
