Search ongoing for non-verbal missing 7-year-old boy in Asheboro

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The search for a 7-year-old boy who went missing on Sunday in Asheboro is ongoing as of Monday morning.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s office reports that 7-year-old Liam A. King went missing in the area of Forest Hills Drive in Asheboro after walking off.

He is around 3 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 55 pounds and has shoulder-length brown/black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing a light blue, black, and gray Nike sweatshirt, a gray Nike t-shirt, black sweatpants, blue Sonic socks and tan tennis shoes.

A Public Safety Alert for King’s whereabouts was also sent out by authorities on Sunday night.

Deputies say that Liam suffers from cognitive impairments and is non-verbal. He may run away if approached.

If you see, locate or have any information on Liam’s whereabouts, call 911 immediately.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement on Monday morning:

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is using every resource available to find this little boy. That includes many law enforcement partners, state, local, and federal resources, and other first responders who have been searching on the ground and in the air since we first received the call that he was missing.

We will continue to conduct extensive searches and interviews. Therefore, you will continue to notice an enhanced law enforcement presence in the area where he was last seen. Liam is a member of our community, and we will use every means possible to bring him home.

To ensure the integrity of the tracking efforts currently underway, we kindly ask that no one enter the area at this time unless you have been sent out from the command post. Even a well-intentioned movement could compromise valuable tracks. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Every second counts when a child is missing, especially after the chilly night we just had. Our focus is to find Liam as quickly as possible. No piece of information is too small or insignificant. If you have any information, call 911.

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