Event Brief
Missing Child Alert Issued for 16-Year-Old Homestead Girl
Filed: Apr 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Homestead police seek help finding 16-year-old Antoinette Smith; case upgraded to a state Missing Child Alert.
WHO: Police in Homestead; 16-year-old Antoinette Smith
WHAT: A state-level Missing Child Alert was issued for Antoinette Smith, last seen in Homestead.
WHEN: Apr 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM ET
WHERE: Homestead, Florida (2500 block of Southeast 14th Avenue)
WHY: The case was recently upgraded to a formal state Missing Child Alert after Antoinette Smith disappeared.
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