The FBI joined Los Angeles police on Friday in the search for a 14-year-old boy from San Fernando, vowing they are “pursuing every lead” to find the teenager, who has been missing for a week.
Law enforcement personnel searched a roughly three-block radius near the Cesar Chavez Learning Academy in San Fernando for information that might lead them to Elias “Eli” Rodriguez, who was last seen around 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 in the 1000 block of Arroyo Street in San Fernando after leaving school. He disappeared the same day a massive storm hit the region.
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“Whether it was unfortunate and he got in the wash or something worse happened and he got picked up by a predator, we have to look into all of those,” said Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Katie Burns at a Friday news conference near the school.
The purpose of the gathering was to announce that local authorities had enlisted help from the FBI.
“We asked for their assistance, which is another fresh set of eyes,” Burns said. “We believe this case is unusual because Elias is not known to run away or have any problems or have any reason to be away from home. So we have to explore every tool we have. We’ve had them in the past assist other missing juveniles. We’re going to take all the resources we can.”
