UPDATE Bedford Park: 15-Year-Old Missing Boy Located on May 6

By SÍLE MOLONEY

OUMAR DIARRASSOUBA, 15, OF 2821 Briggs Avenue in Bedford Park is reported missing.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD said a 15-year-old boy from the Bedford Park section of The Bronx who had been reported missing on Saturday, April 29, was located on May 6.

Prior to being located, police said Oumar Diarrassouba of Briggs Avenue had last been seen on Monday, April 24, at around 7 a.m., leaving his home. Oumar was described as male, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, Black, with a dark complexion, a thin build, black hair and brown eyes. Prior to being located, he had last been seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black Nike sneakers.

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