Phoenix police searching for Maximus Salazar, 15-year-old boy with autism

PHOENIX — Officers in Phoenix are asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing teenage boy with autism.

Maximus Salazar. (Photo: Phoenix Police)

Maximus Salazar was last seen on Tuesday around 6 a.m.

He left his home in the area of 9th Avenue and Hadley Street in Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Salazar, 15, is described as a 5-foot-7, 120-pound Hispanic male with brown eyes and black hair.

Police said he is wearing a blue-striped polo shirt and could have a bright orange backpack with him.

The shirt is shown in the photo.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department Missing Persons Unit at (602) 534-2121 or use the after hours line at (602) 262-6141.

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