PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. -- Deputies are searching for a 14-year-old Spanaway Lake High School student who left for a walk but never returned home.
According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Aaleeyah Shellman was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at her grandparents' home near Canyon Road E. and 170th St. E. in Frederickson.
Her family said the girl was stressed about a school project and was going for a short walk through the neighborhood. At 6:13 p.m., she texted her grandmother to say she'd be home soon but never showed up.
Aaleeyah Shellman is 5' 6" tall and 100 pounds. She has black shoulder length hair -- often worn in a bun. She was last seen wearing a white zip-up hooded sweatshirt, black leggings and white shoes.
Authorities initially said does not have a history of running away, but later said the case was being classified as a possible runaway.
Aaleeyah Shellman