UPDATE: Missing Essex County juvenile found safe

The New Jersey State Police Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit and the Newark Police Department have located Brayden Killings, 12, of Newark who had been missing since Nov. 17.

The state police reported that Killings was safe when he was found on Monday morning.

The New Jersey State Police would like to thank everyone who shared the social media post regarding the missing child.

Brayden Killings, 12, of Newark
Brayden Killings, 12, of Newark

If anyone in the future should go missing in the Newark area, the police advise you to contact the New Jersey State Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit at 609-882-2000 extension 2554. They should also contact the Newark Police Special Victims Division at 973-733-7273.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ State Police: Missing Essex County juvenile found safe