The Toronto Police Service is requesting assistance from local residents with locating a missing teen.

Ausarion Griffiths was last seen on May 1 in Toronto, but it is believed he may have travelled to Thunder Bay.

The 16-year-old is described as a black male, standing five feet five inches, with a thin build, black hair in braids, and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing a dark green tracksuit and a black North Face jacket.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of this missing person is asked to please contact the Thunder Bay Police Service at (807) 684-1200 or the Toronto Police Service Missing Persons Unit at (416) 808-7411.