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UPDATE: Missing child found safely

UPDATE: The Rochester Police Department has confirmed that De’Malachi McKnight was found safely Wednesday morning.

ORIGINAL STORY:

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a child who went missing sometime on Tuesday.

Officers said that 10-year-old De’Malachi McKnight is believed to have run away from his home on Reynolds Street. They believe that McKnight may be in danger.

McKnight is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and jeans.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is encouraged to call 911 and to speak with a Genesee Section Supervisor.

Stay with News 8 as we continue to update this developing story.