Joseph Harris last seen boarding a bus *found deceased*

[Sister Iroz]

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police joined the search for a 17-year-old boy, saying it is "out of character" for him to have not contacted his family since Friday.

Friends say they last saw Joseph Harris at 9 p.m. Friday boarding a bus and saying he was going to meet someone named "G."

Police say the boy isn't known to have a friend by that name and that his cell phone has been turned off since Friday, too.

Harris' father, also named Joe, says his son recently was upset about a girl and may also be afraid after learning he'd face school discipline for skipping a few classes recently.

Police Lt. Kevin Kraus says authorities are concerned because the missing teen "isn't a kid who showed any signs or hints of trouble."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,453844,00.html

[jenny7795]

Authorities have confirmed that a body found in a West Virginia last week is that of a Pittsburgh teenager who had been missing for almost three months.

On Feb. 13, the body of a young black male was found floating near the New Cumberland lock and dam in West Virginia, authorities said.

A scar on the body’s right arm and a pair of red canvas Converse high -top tennis shoes led investigators and his family members to believe the body is that of Joseph Harris Jr., 17, of Sheraden.

Dental records were used to confirm the boy's identity.

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