Overview

• Katie Hong, 16, went missing on July 25 after leaving her Queens Park Court home and was last captured on camera at a Blacow Road gas station carrying a desktop computer
• Investigators recovered her phone at Irvington Community Park and describe her as an at-risk teen who left a note suggesting she planned to meet online contacts known only by screen names
• The family’s GoFundMe campaign has raised over $34,000 of its $50,000 goal to fund private investigators, legal support and counseling services
• Hong’s parents, who are both deaf, have taken leaves of absence from work to coordinate the search and provide emotional support for her younger sister
• Fremont Police, supported by federal partners and license-plate readers, continue to urge anyone with information to call their investigations unit or submit anonymous tips via text