Eden Prairie police search for missing autistic boy

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Mohammed Mohammed was reported missing Sunday in Eden Prairie. (FOX 9)

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A search is underway in Eden Prairie Sunday evening after an autistic child went missing.

What we know

Eden Prairie police are asking for the public’s help in locating an 11-year-old autistic boy who went missing Sunday evening.

Mohammed Mohammed, who does not speak, was last seen around 5:45 p.m. near his home on Cardiff Lane, behind the Wendy’s plaza, near Flying Cloud Drive and Prairie Center Drive.

Police say the boy is black, 4 feet 6 inches tall and was last seen wearing only a diaper.

Authorities are searching for a missing boy in a neighborhood on Cardiff Lane in Eden Prairie. (FOX 9)

Background

FOX 9 crews saw the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter flying over the area during the evening. Police were also using drones near a body of water off the coast of Cardiff.

Residents are encouraged to check their properties and all security footage for any traces of Muhammad or areas where a child might seek shelter.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.