Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a 7-year-old boy who disappeared from Arlington Heights.

Derek Clay was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The boy is African American, 5 feet tall, weighs 130 pounds, and has short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, gray sweater, dark pants and blue sneakers.

Authorities are asking anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to call 877-LAPD-247, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

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