Teen girl vanishes from gaithersburg neighborhood

Teen girl vanishes from Gaithersburg neighborhood

August 11, 2025

GAITHERSBURG, MD – A Friday evening disappearance in a Gaithersburg neighborhood has sparked an urgent search for 14-year-old Zion Brandy.

She was last seen August 8, 2025, around 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Quince Orchard Road. Zion is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 180 pounds, with brown eyes and long black braids. She was wearing a tan sweatshirt, grey biker shorts, and pink Crocs at the time she went missing.

Teen girl vanishes from gaithersburg neighborhood
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Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency line at 301-279-8000.

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Key Points

  • Zion Brandy, 14, disappeared Friday evening in Gaithersburg
  • Described as 5’9”, 180 lbs., with brown eyes and long black braids
  • Last seen wearing tan sweatshirt, grey biker shorts, and pink Crocs
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