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Man With Severe Autism Reported Missing In South LA

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man last seen in South L.A.

Gabriel Martinez, 19, has been diagnosed with severe autism.

He was last seen around 2:10 p.m. Monday in the 14000 block of South San Pedro Street in the unincorporated area of Willowbrook, the LAPD reports.

Martinez is Hispanic, 5-foot-8 and weighs around 125 pounds. He has black hair and hazel eyes. On Monday, he was wearing a black jacket with white stripes on the arms and tan pants.

Anyone with information about Martinez's whereabouts is urged to call the LAPD at (213) 996-1800.

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