A neighbor may have thwarted an attempt to abduct a child Monday afternoon, according to a statement released by the city.

The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. Oct. 27 when two men followed a 10-year-old child home from a school bus stop near Tribute Boulevard and Greinert Drive, the statement said.

The men, who were wearing all-black clothing, got out of a black Jeep-style vehicle and began walking toward the youngster, police said the child told them.