UPDATE: According to the Atlanta Police Department, Zion was found and is safe. The original story is below.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department is asking for your help finding a missing 9-year-old child.
The child, Zion Alexander, was last seen Monday night at about 10 p.m.
At the time, police say Zion was wearing a pair of shorts and no shirt. Zion is described as a black male, around 4’9” tall, 90 lbs, with a short aqua colored afro.
Anyone with knowledge of Zion’s whereabouts should call 911 or the APD Special Victims Unit 404-546-2521.
Photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department.
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