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Police looking for missing North Las Vegas boy

North Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding an 11-year-old boy who went missing Wednesday night.

Officers learned about 5 p.m. Wednesday that Deontre Coleman had gone missing, police said. He was last seen near Centennial Parkway and Commerce Street.

His family said he has a medical condition requiring him to be on medication, which he doesn’t have with him, police wrote in a release.

North Las Vegas police described the boy as black, standing about 5-foot-10 and weighing about 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black shirt with black shorts, police said.

Police urged anybody with information as to the boy’s whereabouts to contact detectives at 702-633-9111.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

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