TOLLESON, Ariz. — A 12-year-old boy who went missing after leaving school last week has been found safe and is being reunited with his family, according to the Tolleson Police Department.
Police said Matthew Dubose was located just before 10 p.m. Monday near Camelback and El Mirage roads in Litchfield Park. Officials said a resident saw him and recognized him from the news and called 911.
Dubose was seen leaving Arizona Desert Elementary School on Van Buren Street in Tolleson on May 11 around 3:15 p.m.
Police said Dubose was captured on surveillance video on May 12 at approximately 5:40 a.m. at an apartment complex near 83rd Avenue and Thomas Road in Phoenix, according to the Tolleson Police Department.
Police said details on where Dubose was staying are still unclear. Officials did confirm that he was not abducted and there were no suspects being sought after.
His family, police, citizens and teachers held a search party Sunday to find him.
The search party started at the Tolleson Elementary School District office at 8 a.m. Officials from the Tolleson Police Department said they utilized social media and patrol officers to help in the search for Dubose.
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: El niño de Tolleson de 12 años de edad que se encontraba desaparecido fue encontrado sano y salvo
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