DRAJOHNTAE DAVISON - 10 yo - St Louis MO

St. Louis police searching for missing 10-year-old boy


Drajohntae Davison

June 20, 2011

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- St. Louis police are looking for a missing boy.
Drajohntae Davison, 10, was last seen around 12:30 p.m. inside the gymnasium at
Shaw School, located in the 5300 block of Columbia.

According to school officials, Davison ran out of the gym and has not been seen since.

Police have conducted several searches in and around the school but have not been able to find Davison.

Davison is biracial and is approximately 4’6, 58 pounds with a light complexion
and short hair. He was last seen wearing a dark gray T-shirt, black
shorts and black and yellow Air Jordan tennis shoes.

Anyone with information on Davison’s whereabouts should call St. Louis police at 314-231-1212.
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/St-Louis-police-searching-for-missing-10-year-old-124224064.html

ST. LOUIS • A special education student who
slipped away from a summer school program and wandered the city
four nearly nine hours was upset because he wanted to play kick
ball, a school spokesman said.
Police said Drajohntae Davison, 10, was found safe about 9:15
p.m. in far south St. Louis — miles away from the school where he
was last seen about 12:30 p.m. Drajohntae, who had no visible
injuries, was spotted walking near Interstate 55 and Weber Road,
St. Louis police said.
He has been reunited with his family.
Drajohntae was part of a summer program at Shaw Visual and
Performing Arts Elementary at 5329 Columbia Avenue on the Hill,
according to Patrick Wallace, director of communications for St.
Louis Public Schools.
Drajohntae became upset when the time for kick ball wrapped up,
Wallace said. He ran through the gym, onto a stage behind curtains
and out a door
School officials and police checked the school, including with
dogs, to make sure Drajohntae was not hiding there, before
beginning a search outside.
Wallace said authorities believe the boy had walked about 10
miles as he tried to find his way home. Instead, he ended up
lost.
"For us, we are happy it ended well," Wallace said.
Wallace said he could not discuss disciplinary issues but said
there was no further investigation of the incident planned.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_e46fe8cc-9b96-11e0-ba56-001a4bcf6878.html