Hatzolah & Shomrim Of Baltimore Assisted In Search Of Missing Boy

BALTIMORE — Baltimore City Police are asking for help in finding a missing 4-year-old boy who was last seen Thursday afternoon in the area of 4500 Rogers Avenue.

Malachi Lawson was last seen wearing a white tank top, khaki shorts, and black flip flops.

Police say Malachi has braided hair and is missing a front tooth. They said to also look out for a limp, he’s had a limp since he broke his femur when he was younger.

According to Baltimore Police, he was last seen on his grandmother’s front porch by his mother, who immediately reported him missing.

The FBI has also joined on the search for Malachi, tweeting out a photo of the 4-year-old.

Baltimore Shomrim Safety Patrol and Hatzalah Baltimore joining in on the search Friday morning. Heshie Klein, the Vice President of Operations said Baltimore Police called them asking them to help out and they immediately got nearly 100 volunteers.

“A lot of us are fathers. A lot of us are grandfathers and you have a four-year-old child missing, defenseless. It struck a nerve,” said Klein. He added it was no problem getting people together. Something that didn’t surprise Councilman Yitzy Schleifer who joined in on the search.

“I’m a father of two young children so when you hear about a missing child your reaction is to do everything you can do to help,” said Schleifer.

UPDATE!!!
In a Saturday press conference, Baltimore Police revealed that 4-year-old Malachi Lawson has been found dead.

According to police, after some extensive interviews with his biological mother, Alicia Lawson, she confessed that her son was, in fact, dead and not missing.

She told detectives where his remains were located and, on Saturday, at around 4:45 a.m., they were found in the 5500 block of Haddon Avenue.

Lawson and her partner, Shatika Lawson, will both be charged with child neglect, resulting in the death of a minor and Malachi Lawson’s body has been transported to a medical examiners office, where an autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.​
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This investigation is ongoing, so anyone who may have additional information in this case, is asked to call detectives at (410) 396-2100.

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