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11-year-old reported missing from Roxbury has been found

Elshon Zahir Thomas has been located.

alt = Elshon Zahir Thomas is described as a Black boy, weighing about 85 pounds, and standing between 4 feet, 5 inches and 4 feet, 8 inches tall.
Elshon Zahir Thomas, 11, of Lower Roxbury. Boston Police Department

By Heather Alterisio

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Update: Elshon Zahir Thomas has been located, Boston police said.

Original report:

An 11-year-old boy from Lower Roxbury is missing, according to Boston police.

Elshon Zahir Thomas is described as a Black boy, weighing about 85 pounds, and standing between 4-feet-5-inches and 4-feet-8-inches tall, Boston police said in a release.

He was last seen wearing a black or navy sweatshirt, light-colored sweatpants, and black sneakers on Sunday night when he ran away from his home in the area of Ditmus Court, police said.

Elshon has previously run away and is known to frequent the areas around Dudley Station and Ruggles Station.

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Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or detectives at 617-343-4683.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line AT 1-800 (494) -TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

Heather Alterisio

Senior Content Producer

Heather Alterisio, a senior content producer, joined Boston.com in 2022 after working for more than five years as a general assignment reporter at newspapers in Massachusetts.

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