Update: 9-Year-Old Girl Escapes Abduction, Police Still Searching for Suspect

Updated at 3:05 p.m.:

Tampa Police officers are still searching for a suspect who tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl in the Lowry Park Central area on Friday, May 11.

Police said that the child first saw the suspect in her grandparent's backyard which is next door to her own home.

When the child turned around to pick up some items, the man surprised her by grabbing her arm and asking the child to take him to a specific location, Tampa Police spokesperson Andrea Davis said in a press release.

The 9-year-old girl screamed, pulled her arm away and ran inside her home to alert the mother, who jumped in her car and tried to search for the suspect before calling 911, police said.

The child was not injured.

Tampa Police officers are searching for the suspect throughout the city. Officers are also checking area businesses for any surveillance video.

The suspect was described as a white male, 20-30 years old, 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-11, with blue eyes, short brown hair, light facial hair, earring in right ear, and wearing a class ring with green jewel. He was last seen wearing black basketball shorts with red and white on the sides and a white tank top.

Anyone who sees someone matching the suspect's description is asked to call 911.

Earlier:

In case you notice a lot of police helicopters and activity around town, Tampa Police officers are currently searching the area of 8321 N. Albany Ave. in the Lowry Park Central area for a suspect who attempted to abduct a 9-year-old girl on Friday, May 11, according to police.

Tampa Police spokesperson Irene Thomas said that the search will concentrate within one-mile radius, but that the entire town is on alert because the call came in at 11.33 a.m., twenty minutes after the suspect had fled the scene.

The initial description of the suspect is a white male, 20-30 years old, 5-foot-8 to  5-foot-11, with blue eyes, brown short hair, light facial hair, and earring in right ear, said Tampa Police spokesperson Andrea Davis.

This is just an initial description of the suspect and could change after additional interviews, police said.

The child does not have any injuries.