Police search for 10-year-old boy last seen being dropped off at his Southwest Philly school

Missing Endangered Person Advisory for Muhammad Sakho
Muhammad Sakho Photo credit Pennsylvania State Police

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are searching for a missing 10-year-old boy who was last seen being dropped off at his elementary school in Southwest Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania State Police issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for Muhammad Sakho Tuesday night. He was last seen at Penrose Elementary, located on 77th Street near Buist Avenue, at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday.

“[The family] got a phone call stating that he never came to school,” the boy’s aunt, Lisa, said in a video posted on Facebook. “His father dropped him off and I guess he did not go inside.”

The boy “may be at special risk of harm or injury,” state police said.

Missing Endangered Person Advisory for Muhammad Sakho
Photo credit Pennsylvania State Police

Muhammad is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, a light green jacket, blue jeans, and a blue backpack.

Anyone with information about the boy’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Philadelphia police at 215-686-3183.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Pennsylvania State Police