Update: Sebastian has been found and he is OK.
Family and friends are hoping they’ll soon be reunited with a 15-year-old autistic boy who went missing after working out at his North Side gym this weekend. Sebastian Scott was last seen around 9:13 a.m. Saturday leaving Quads gym, 3727 North Broadway, in Boystown, according to information shared by his father in a social media post.
“He ran away from his sister after working out,” Gray Scott said in the post, which was shared by Friends of Alcott, the school Sebastian previously attended. He is now enrolled at Lincoln Park High School, the post said.
“He doesn’t have his phone or any way to communicate,” Gray Scott wrote, saying his son is “harmless but distraught.”
“I’m afraid he may be headed to kill himself and the only way I can think of is the lake,” Scott said.
Sebastian was not wearing glasses when he went missing, Gray Scott said, but he was wearing the long, gray puffy jacket seen in this photo, along with gray sweatpants and black gym shoes. He stands 5’8″ tall and weighs about 150 pounds.
“He looks down, never up unless asked to look up,” Gray Scott said.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads police to locating Sebastian.
“Any time a child goes missing, it hits close to home,” said Paul Rutherford, Executive Director of Cook County Crime Stoppers. “As a father myself, I can’t imagine what Sebastian’s family is going through right now. We are urging anyone who has seen Sebastian or has any information, no matter how small, to come forward. Your tip could make all the difference.”
CPD’s Area 3 Special Victims Unit is heading up the search for Sebastian. They can be reached at 312-744-8266.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Cook County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-535-STOP or online at www.CPDTIP.com. Tipsters do not need to provide their names and may be eligible for a cash reward if their information helps police locate Sebastian.
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