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KCPD find parents of young boy found at gas station

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  UPDATE: Late Friday night, police say they found the boy's mother.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Police are asking for the public's help locating the parents of a young boy found at a gas station.

Police say the boy was found at a BP gas station on Independence Avenue Friday evening. Officials said he is non-verbal and appears to be of Somalian descent.

He's 4 feet tall and 75 pounds. 

Police are asking anyone with knowledge about the boy or his family to call 911 so he can be returned to their care. 

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