UPDATE: Young boy found walking alone in Detroit safely reunited with family

Young boy says his name is ZyAire and he is 5 years old: Detroit police are asking the public to help identify him and contact his family
ZyAire (last name unknown), 5, found walking on Livernois, north of McNichols. Photo credit Detroit Police Department

DETROIT (WWJ) -- A young boy discovered wandering on Livernois late Friday afternoon is home safe after Detroit police were able to identify him and contact his parents.

DPD responded to a call around 5 p.m. Friday after the boy was seen walking by himself in the 17500 block of Livernois.

Officers located the child and brought him to the 12th Precinct.

He told police that his name was ZyAire and that he was five years old.

Just after 8 p.m., DPD provided an update saying that the little boy had been reunited with his parents and that law enforcement was looking into the incident.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Detroit Police Department