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Officials Find Teen Safe After Being Reported Missing From Central Florida Home

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  • Tyshawn Goven was last seen in Wesley Chapel, a city in Pasco County just to the northeast of Tampa.
  • Deputies say Goven had gotten into trouble at school and was told by his parents to go outside.

Police say they have found a missing teen who was last seen Monday in Central Florida.

WFLA-TV reports that Pasco County Sheriff's deputies said Tyshawn Goven, who was last seen in Wesley Chapel just to the northeast of Tampa, was found just after 7 a.m.

The 12-year-old was wearing a black t-shirt with a large LeBron James logo, blue jeans and black and white sneakers when he went missing from his home shortly after 1:30 p.m.

Deputies say Goven had gotten into trouble at school and was told by his parents to go outside. His brother later went outside to look for Goven, but could not find him. Goven's father later went outside and could not find him either.

Officials have not released details on where Goven was found.

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