Police were asking for help late Friday night to locate a 16-year-old missing from the Highview Estates neighborhood in south Kansas City.

The teenager, Lyric Crompton, was reported missing as of 7:30 p.m. She was last seen near Bannister Road and Hardy Avenue, police said.

Crompton is described as petite. She stands about 5 feet tall and weighs about 90 pounds. She was wearing a white T-shirt, white jeans and multi-colored running shoes at the time.

Police were asking anyone with information concerning her whereabouts to call the Missing Person/Homicide Section at 816-234-5043.