Amber Alert Issued for Missing 9-Year-Old in Durham

An Amber Alert was issued on Thursday night for a missing 9-year-old boy from Durham, North Carolina. Geon King-Parriett is described as a Black boy, approximately 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 100 pounds. The alert states that he was last seen wearing a black hoodie and sweatpants.

According to police, Geon is believed to be with his biological mother, Mariah King. Mariah is 33 years old, around 5 feet 4 inches tall, and weighs 140 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and a black crop top.

Authorities say that Geon and Mariah were seen leaving a home on foot in the 200 block of South Benjamine Street at about 6 p.m. on Thursday. The police are actively looking for the pair and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

If you have any details about their whereabouts, you are urged to contact the Durham Police Department at (919) 475-2511 or call 911 immediately.