{"id":222178,"date":"2026-04-07T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222178\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:43:14","slug":"purple-alert-issued-for-missing-tampa-man-with-schizophrenia-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222178\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Alert issued for missing Tampa man with schizophrenia, autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsp.com\/article\/news\/regional\/florida\/purple-alert-meaning-in-florida\/67-b307fc47-3ec0-462a-9e9c-80a1924a2afc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Purple Alert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Purple Alert&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Purple Alert<\/a> has been issued for a missing Tampa man with schizophrenia and autism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tampa police say 20-year-old Zachariah Davis functions at the cognitive level of a 12-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Davis was last seen around 10 a.m. Monday, leaving his home on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/8300+N+13th+St,+Tampa,+FL+33604\/@28.0241611,-82.446755,19z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88c2c6ec5f4f9cb9:0x53af87b54ba992a4!8m2!3d28.0239587!4d-82.4465404?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%253D%253D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:N 13th Street near E Juneau Street.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;N 13th Street near E Juneau Street.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">N 13th Street near E Juneau Street.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is described as being 6-foot-3 and 330 pounds. When he left his home, Davis was wearing a white jacket, khaki pants and black shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you see Davis or have any information on where he may be, you&#8217;re asked to call the Tampa Police Department at 813-231-6130 to help officers reunite him with his concerned family.<\/p>\n<p>What is a Purple Alert in Florida?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdle.state.fl.us\/PurpleAlerts\/Frequently-Asked-Questions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Purple Alert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Purple Alert&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Purple Alert<\/a> is issued when an adult over the age of 18 with mental, cognitive, intellectual or developmental disabilities goes missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s different than a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdle.state.fl.us\/AMBER-Plan\/Silver-Alert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Silver Alert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Silver Alert&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Silver Alert<\/a>, which is used to locate missing people 60 years and up who are suffering from irreversible deterioration of intellectual faculties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Purple Alert has been issued for a missing Tampa man with schizophrenia and autism. 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