Nixa Police ask for help finding at-risk teen last seen in Springfield

Kyle Burnett was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, a cowboy hat and cowboy boots

This is Kyle Burnett — Kyle Burnett. (Photo: Nixa Police)

Update: Kyle Burnett was found safe.

Nixa Police are asking the public to provide tips on the location of a missing at-risk person. Kyle Burnett is a 19-year-old white male who is considered to be at-risk due to mental health diagnoses and recent threats to harm himself. He is a resident of a care facility in Nixa.

According to a news release, Burnett was last seen walking towards the south from 1114 N. Heartland Ave. in Springfield around 7 a.m. Monday.

He was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, a cowboy hat and cowboy boots.

If you know Burnett’s current location, please contact the Nixa Police Department immediately by calling 417-725-2510.

Jackie Rehwald

Jackie Rehwald is a reporter at the Springfield Daily Citizen. She covers housing, homelessness, domestic violence and early childhood, among other public affairs issues. Her office line is 417-837-3659. More by Jackie Rehwald