THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A nonverbal autistic boy had gone missing in the Bronx, police sources tell PIX11 News.
The 8-year-old boy was last seen leaving an address on Broadway in the Bronx’s Kingsbridge neighborhood, according to police.
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He was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The boy, who was about 4 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 80 pounds, and was last seen wearing a brown sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, and grey sneakers.
Police were asking New Yorkers to stay alert as authorities searched for the boy. He was later found safe, according to police.
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Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
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