Police Have Located Parents of Little Boy Found in Silver Spring

The boy was found Wednesday morning in a parking lot on Wayne Avenue

By NBC Washington Staff • Published October 12, 2022 • Updated on October 12, 2022 at 3:49 pm

Montgomery County Police car — NBC Washington
Photo courtesy of the Montgomery County Police Department.

Montgomery County Police have located the parents of a little boy who was found alone in a parking lot early Wednesday in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The boy was found at about 5:45 a.m. in a parking lot in the 700 block of Wayne Avenue, Montgomery County police said.

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The child was found wearing a blue shirt and khaki-colored shorts.

Police asked for the public's help in finding the child's parents, then said in a 1:30 p.m. update that his parents had been found. Authorities did not provide more information on what led up to the boy to being found alone, or how his parents were found.

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