UPDATE: Marlon and Mason Alexander have been found safe and returned to their parents in good health, according to the NOPD.
ORIGINAL STORY:
NEW ORLEANS -- A 9-year-old boy and a 5-year-old boy were reported missing in New Orleans.
According to NOPD, Marlon Alexander Jr. and his younger brother Mason Alexander were last see Friday morning in the 3700 block of Gibson Street, where they were dropped off at a home.
Around 1 p.m., the two boys were reported missing.
Marlon Alexander, Jr. was last seen wearing an unknown colored shirt, gray shorts with black tights and brown tennis shoes.
Mason Alexander was last seen wearing a white shirt, black sweat pants and red tennis shoes.
Anyone with information on the location of Marlon and Mason Alexander is urged to contact Detective John Wild or any Third District detective at 504-658-6030 or call Crimestoppers anonymously at 504-822-1111 or toll free at 1-877-903-7867.