SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Update: 9:50 p.m.
Sacramento Police Department said 11-year-old Alaijah Mckaughan was found and is safe.
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The Sacramento Police Department is asking for help as they try to find an at-risk missing child.
Police identified the child as 11-year-old Alaijah Mckaughan, who prefers the name "Jimmy." They said she is considered "at-risk" due to her age.
According to police, she was last seen around 5 a.m. on Monday after leaving her home on foot in the area of Azevedo Drive and West El Camino Avenue.
Police described her as standing at 5 feet and 2 inches tall with a thin build and brown/blonde hair that's half purple at the bottom. She was last seen wearing a black sweater, black leggings, pink and red shoes and a black backpack.
She might be on foot or riding a skateboard.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts can contact SPD at 916-808-5471.
