NEW ORLEANS —

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating the kidnapping of a child in Algiers on Thursday.

According to the NOPD, a preteen boy was walking in the 2300 block of Kraft Place around 4:57 p.m. when he was placed into a van by two men. Advertisement

The boy told police that the suspects brought him to an abandoned building where he was able to escape and run home.

No suspects have been identified in the kidnapping, according to police.

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