A 9-year-old boy named Jayden Brown who was found alone at a Detroit gas station Tuesday evening has been returned safely to his family, Detroit police confirmed. The youngster had vanished earlier that day after wandering off from an unspecified steakhouse on the city's east side, sparking concern and a citywide search for his guardians.
Officers from the Detroit Police Department were alerted to Jayden's predicament around 8:30 p.m. at a gas station near Mt. Elliott Street and E. Grand Boulevard missing since approximately 3 p.m., according to reports from CBS News Detroit and WXYZ. After he was taken to the DPD's Seventh Precinct, the police issued a call to the public to help identify and locate the child's relatives, and the appeal was met with the cooperation from the community leading to a favorable outcome.
"The child has been reunited with family," a statement obtained by FOX 2 Detroit announced on Wednesday, alleviating the fears stirred by Jayden's mysterious disappearance. Details surrounding the circumstances that led the young boy to leave the steakhouse remain sparse, however, the Detroit Police Department has indicated they are actively investigating the incident to uncover further details.
