Update:

Per WMC: A city-wide alert has been canceled, as police have located 11-year-old Stephen Stewart.

Original Story: 

Police in Tennessee are asking for the public’s help in locating an 11-year-old boy who was reportedly last seen getting into an unknown car outside his middle school early Friday.

According to WHBQ, a friend spotted Stephen Stewart getting into an older, black, four-door vehicle with Nevada plates parked outside Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School in Memphis. Police only described the driver as being an older woman with a lighter skin complexion.

LocalMemphis.com reported that authorities have issued a city-wide watch alert in light of Stewart’s disappearance. Police reportedly said they’re investigating claims that the middle schooler is with his father as of Friday afternoon.

Police said Stewart is 5-foot-2-inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and was last seen wearing a gray and black jacket, white polo shirt, black pants, and gray shoes.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding Stephen Stewart’s whereabouts should call the Memphis Police Department at 901-545-2677.

[Featured image: Stephen Stewart/Memphis Police Department]