UPDATE: Eliceo Cortez Has Been Found

Update 5/19: Eliceo Cortez has been found and is in good health.

Earlier: Cops have spotted Eliceo Cortez, our 14-year-old neighbor who went missing Friday afternoon, on surveillance video from the Sheepshead Bay Q subway station. The photo above is from 2:38pm. Before this, Eliceo was last seen in front of 105 Oriental Boulevard in Brighton Beach.

Eliceo, who has autism, is described as being 6’1″ tall and 135 pounds, with brown eyes, close cut black hair, and a long scar down his back. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black Converse high top sneakers. Below is another photo of Eliceo.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting your tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.