Asheville Police asks for help locating Missing 3 year old

Breaking overnight The Asheville Police Department is searching for a missing 3-year-old child, Taj Malik Massey.

According to Asheville police, he may be in the custody of family members, and this case is believed to be a custody dispute.

Taj Malik Massey is 2 feet and 6 inches tall and weighs 35 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a blue/black jacket.

Massey was last seen on Dawson Place, on January 27th but APD exclusivity tells News 13 that Taj could be outside of Buncombe County but within Western North Carolina.

If you have any information on his whereabouts contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110.

You can also send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411.