****UPDATE – Luekai has been located and is no longer missing. *****

MARION, OH (MARION COUNTY NOW) — The Marion Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in locating an 11-year-old runaway, Luekai Aldridge. Luekai was reported missing from his home on Windsor Street early yesterday but was later seen in the downtown area that afternoon.

Authorities have received information suggesting that Luekai may be in the vicinity of Pearl Street, possibly staying with another juvenile. Luekai is described as 4 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 100 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. His current clothing is unknown.

Anyone with information regarding Luekai’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Marion Police Department at 740-387-2525.