SOMERVILLE, Texas (KBTX) - Law enforcement in Burleson County is looking into an alarming encounter involving a child and an unfamiliar vehicle on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Emergency dispatchers received a call after two men driving in a white van pulled up near a child who was heading back inside after checking the mail Wednesday afternoon.

Officials said the child escaped unharmed by running away, though a nearby resident later reported spotting the same vehicle lingering nearby.