UPDATE: Minneapolis Police find missing 12-year-old girl

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department found a missing 12-year-old girl within a day of asking for the public's help. 

According to the MPD's Facebook page, the girl was last seen Tuesday night at her home in Northeast Minneapolis.

After initially posting about her disappearance on Wednesday, Aug. 30, the department's post was shared almost 2,000 times.

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