UPDATE: Nijal Nelson has been found safe.
ORIGINAL STORY: Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old that was last seen on August 15.
Nijal Nelson was last seen on Tuesday, around 10 p.m. in the 700-block of N Road St.
Nelson, according to police, is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, orange Nike shorts, and gray Crocs, police stated.
If anyone has any information regarding his whereabouts, they are asked to contact the Elizabeth City Police Department at (252) 335-4321.
