Update: Tamayo was found and is safe.
Update (2/13/2024 3:40 p.m.): Tamayo is now considered a missing/endangered 14-year-old.
Original Post (2/10/2024 7:17 p.m.): Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Zain Tamayo, a missing/runaway 14-year-old. Tamayo is 5’7”, around 120 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Tamayo was last seen on Feb. 10 around 4 p.m. in the Plathe Rd. area of New Port Richey. Tamayo was last seen wearing a white jacket, gray or black sweatpants and white Crocs. If you have any information on Tamayo’s whereabouts, please call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or report tips online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.