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FOUND: Montgomery County Police need public's assistance in finding 26-year-old Gaithersburg man

Police said the man was last seen by his family Sunday morning leaving his home by foot.

Credit: Montgomery County Poice

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Update: Leonard Sweeney has been found. Thank you for your help.

A 26-year-old man is missing from Gaithersburg according to Montgomery County Police.

Police said Leonard Sweeney was last seen leaving his home on Christopher Avenue on foot around 7 a.m.

Sweeney's family is concerned for his physical and emotional welfare according to police.

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Sweeney is described as 5-foot-6-inches and weighs 145 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a black hoodie over a white t-shirt and dark gray cargo pants.

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Sweeney's hair is black and in braids and he has brown eyes according to police.

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Anyone with information regarding Sweeney is asked to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number, 301-279-8000.