Galveston 13-year-old escapes abduction attempt. Police seek suspect

A 13-year-old Central Middle School student in Galveston escaped an attempted abduction on the morning of Monday, Oct. 27, after a man grabbed her from behind while she walked from her apartment to school, police said. The girl broke free by biting the attacker twice and ran into the school, where staff alerted authorities, the Galveston Police Department said.

The student told investigators she was on the roughly 20-block route to school before 7 a.m. when she heard footsteps behind her and was grabbed, prompting a struggle, police said. She did not sustain physical injuries but is shaken, relatives told police. Her parents and officers accompanied her afterward as she retraced her route to help investigators determine where the encounter occurred.

Police said they obtained security footage from a nearby business on 24th Street showing the student walking with a man following her. The suspect is described as wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans and was believed to be wearing a ski mask, authorities said. The department released video of the person of interest and has issued an alert to local medical facilities to report any patient matching that description,...