Girl Reportedly Abducted Near MARTA station

Editor's Note: Police have updated this information and are now saying the reported abduction may have been a false alarm. Authorities spent several hours this morning searching for a missing girl and have found no evidence. Police began their search after receiving a tip from a witness about a possible abduction.

A young girl was reportedly kidnapped early this morning around the Westlake MARTA station.

According to authorities, a man was taken into custody near the scene, but there was no sign of the reported victim, whom police say was walking in the area and was between 5 and 7 years old.

The MARTA station is located north of I-20 on Westlake Avenue.