Crime & Courts

Update: Missing West Columbia teen has been found safe, police say

Tyrone Palmer was reported missing to West Columbia police on Tuesday.
Tyrone Palmer was reported missing to West Columbia police on Tuesday. Provided photo

West Columbia police say a 15-year-old boy who was reported missing Tuesday has been located.

Tyrone Palmer, 15, who also goes by “Quez,” was reported as missing on Tuesday, the West Columbia Police Department said in a release Thursday afternoon.

The teen has since been located and is safe, police said around 3 p.m. Thursday.

Police said Tyrone last seen on video walking away from McSwain Drive heading toward Sunset Boulevard and Interstate 26 on Monday.

This story was originally published April 11, 2019 at 12:59 PM.

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