SARASOTA, Fla. — UPDATE: Romeo Cruz has been found safe. Sarasota police say they found him walking down the road near 47th Street and Rilma Avenue, in Sarasota.
Original Story:
Police are searching for a missing 17-year-old boy who was last seen near a school.
Romeo Cruz, who lives with a medical condition, was last spotted around 2:15 p.m. Thursday near Booker High School in Sarasota. Witnesses say they saw him walking west on Myrtle Street before he vanished.
Cruz is 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds. He was wearing burgundy ripped jeans, a teal shirt with flamingos on it and a pink undershirt. He also had a maroon zip-up hoodie.
Anyone who knows where he is should call the Sarasota Police Department at 941-316-1199 or dial 911.
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