UPDATE: The two teen were found safe, according to FDLE.
HOMESTEAD, FL — Authorities have issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for two 14-year-old boys, Franklin Cruz and Xavier Pile-Kittle, last seen in Homestead, Florida, on April 15, 2025.
Franklin Cruz, a White-Hispanic male, is 5’8″ tall, weighs 150 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a black and grey True Religion hoodie, black pants, and black and grey Nike Air Max shoes.
Xavier Pile-Kittle, a Black male, is 6’1″ tall, weighs 160 pounds, and also has black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and black Crocs.
The teens were last spotted in the area of the 320th block of Northwest 3rd Avenue in Miami–Dade County.
Authorities urge anyone with information about their whereabouts to contact the Homestead Police Department at 305-247-1535, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) at 1-888-356-4774, or call 911 immediately.
For more details, visit the FDLE Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse at http://www.fdle.state.fl.us.