Springfield Police searching for missing, endangered juvenile

(3:10 p.m. Update -- Brayden Jessen has been located at Walmart at 3315 S. Campbell. He is not injured.)

(From the Springfield Police Department)

The Springfield Police Department is investigating a report of a missing and endangered juvenile and is asking for the public’s assistance. Brayden Jessen, 12, left Great Circle at 1212 W. Lombard at approximately 8:15 a.m. today and was last seen running westbound on Lombard.

Jessen has autism, is low-functioning and has the potential to harm himself. He is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs approximately 140 pounds and has dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt, brown pants with zippers on the sides and gray shoes.

Anyone with information regarding Jessen’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.