MISSING JUVENILE – SAMANTHA MENDOZA CASTELLANO

The Gwinnett County Police Department has issued the following:

Duluth, Ga., July 15, 2025) – The Gwinnett County Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing 11-year-old girl from Duluth.

On July 15, at approximately 9:40 a.m., the family of Samantha Mendoza Castellano contacted 911 to report her missing. Samantha was last seen leaving her home in the 3000 block of Satellite Boulevard, within the Summit Station Apartment Complex in unincorporated Duluth, between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. this morning.

Samantha is described as a Hispanic female, approximately four feet seven inches tall, weighing 100 pounds, with dark brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt with the word "Los Angeles" and a picture of Ice Cube, along with black baggy bell-bottom jeans.

Detectives are seeking tips on Samantha’s whereabouts at 770.513.5300 or through Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404.577.8477.