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Police searching for missing N. Fulton teenager

Elijah Smith, 16, has been missing since Wednesday night.
Elijah Smith, 16, has been missing since Wednesday night.
By Mitchell Northam
June 15, 2017

Police in Alpharetta are searching for Elijah Smith who was last seen Wednesday night.

Smith, 16, was seen by his mother that night at Extended Stay America on 3331 Old Milton Parkway that evening.

Smith is about 5-foot-9 and 120 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a blue polo shirt, blue shorts and a gold chain. He was also wearing a pair of LeBron James Nike shoes that were red, black and yellow.

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“What we know at this time was that he was with two other individuals in a vehicle and was possibly dropped off somewhere on Old Milton Parkway yesterday,” Jason Muenzer, an Alpharetta police officer, said. “We searched the area but did not produce any leads. As of right now all units are on the lookout and our investigators are working the case.”

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Anyone with information about Smith should contact the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety at 678- 297-6300 or call 911.

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