TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa officials began searching for a missing 15-year-old inmate Sunday morning after he reportedly escaped from a juvenile detention center.

Jahmir Moore was being held at the Hillsborough Regional Juvenile Detention Center following his Dec. 4 arrest in connection with the death of 14-year-old Jevario Buie, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Following a search that lasted multiple hours, police confirmed that Moore had been located and taken back into custody around 9:15 p.m. near West Keyes Avenue.

The police department said Moore was captured with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force but did not provide any further details on how he was located.

“Tonight, the family of Jevario Buie and our community can rest knowing a dangerous individual is back in custody,” said Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw. “I am incredibly appreciative of the officers who worked tirelessly since this morning when they were alerted of Moore’s escape. Let this be a reminder to those who think they can evade Tampa Police, they cannot, and they will be held accountable.”

Deputy Chief Ruth Kate said officers realized Moore was missing around 10:33 a.m. when he didn’t show up for a head count.

“We are very concerned that he is not in custody,” Kate told reporters during a press conference Sunday afternoon. “He is here on a very serious charge”

For Buie’s family, the news reopened the wound they were just beginning to heal.

“We are concerned. I am concerned about my family’s safety, the community safety,” the victim’s grandfather Michael Baldwin told News Channel 8 before his capture.

Surveillance footage reportedly showed Moore running west from the facility around 10:45 a.m. Police believe Moore may have been outside when he escaped but are investigating further to determine exactly how he got out of the facility.

At the time, he was wearing a dark green t-shirt over a blue issued shirt, blue slacks and white shoes.

Officers spent nearly all-day Sunday searching for Moore, conducting perimeter searches, deploying a bloodhound, as well as other K-9 teams, and pulling all video from nearby businesses.

As the search was underway, the nearby Raymond James Stadium was filled with fans attending the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Sunday game against the Raiders.

According to Major Pat Messmer, the police department, along with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol, regularly has officers stationed outside of the stadium and is “more than equipped” to deal with any kind of threat.

Law enforcement officers reportedly searched the stadium but did not find any signs of Moore.

During Sunday’s press conference, police asked anyone who spotted Moore to call 911 immediately and not engage with him. Kate told reporters that Moore is considered to be a “very dangerous individual.”

Moore was arrested for the April murder of 14-year-old Jevario Buie after surveillance video caught the two boys together just before the deadly shooting.

Tampa detectives had found records of Moore “communicating with Buie before the murder, as well as social media messages, notes, and search history, all implicating his involvement.”

He was charged with first-degree murder, carrying a concealed firearm, tampering with physical evidence, and minor in possession of a firearm.

While the search continued for Moore, Buie’s family said they couldn’t help but hope he would be found soon.

“Jevario will never get a chance to have children, never get a chance to experience what high school was like,” Baldwin said.

Messmer said Sunday that the attorney’s office has indicated they plan to charge Moore as an adult for the homicide and may consider upgrading his charges related to the escape as well.

The Department of Juvenile Justice will also be launching a separate investigation related to the escape, with officials already interviewing people at the detention facility.

Messmer also noted that, “Anybody who aids him, who helps him, they’re going to be arrested, too, for harboring a fugitive.”