Missing 11-year-old boy found safe, Tampa police say

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa police say they have found an 11-year-old boy who went missing Thursday morning, hours after he disappeared near his school.

Investigators said the boy had last been seen around 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 2200 block of E. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd, walking away from his school. 

Police did not specify what school the boy attended, but there are several schools in the area, including Lomax Magnet Elementary School, Lockhart Elementary Magnet School, and Young Middle Magnet School.

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Hours after asking for the public's help to find the 11-year-old, police said he had been located safely. Officers were reuniting him with his family, according to the agency.

No other information was provided.