An Amber Alert was issued Sunday afternoon after a child went missing from a Smithfield flea market.
Three-year-old Siraj Munir Davenport, also know as Roji, is approximately 3 feet tall and weighs 35 pounds. He has dark brown hair, and brown eyes.
He was wearing a light blue T-shirt with a yellow truck on the front, dark blue sweat pants and Adidas tennis shoes.
Roji was last seen Sunday at about 11 a.m. at the Brightleaf Flea Market on Highway 301 South in Smithfield. The boy's mother told police she was loading produce into the car when she looked down, the child was gone.
Police shut down the flea market after the boy was reported missing and searched customers cars.
Sheriff deputies later searched the Neuse River by boat for the boy, as well as conducted an extensive ground search. The ground search was called off at about 6 p.m. due to bad weather, but was expected to resume Monday morning.
Teachers from the boy's pre-school came together to also look for the boy. They said he is a well-behaved child and it is not like him to wander off.
“Roji is a happy, sweet polite, fun loving little boy. He had the cutest smile. He is unforgettable and that's why he's stuck in our hearts. That's why we're here wanting to help. He's a special little boy,” teacher Susan Barbour said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also assisting in the search.
If you have any information regarding the boy's whereabouts, call the Johnston County Emergency Services at 919-934-9411, or call 911 or *HP.
