The search for a missing nonverbal 12-year-old boy continues.

As the search reaches 72 hours, the New Orleans Police Department will transition lead investigative responsibility to the Special Victims Division, which specializes in missing and vulnerable juveniles. Advertisement

Police say Bryan Vasquez was discovered missing from his home on Beaucaire Street Thursday morning.

Louisiana State Police have issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory on Friday, Aug. 15, launching a search for the boy.

Police said while the number of active field resources will be scaled down, officers will continue neighborhood canvasses and follow up on investigative leads.

Residents in the area of Chef Menteur Highway to Dwyer Road to Michoud Boulevard to Interstate 510 are asked to check thei

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