Tennessee authorities searching for a missing 3-week-old boy stated the baby may be inside a Memphis apartment with his father. Police are attempting to make communication with the man.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports that Stevie Boyd, the non-custodial father of 3-week-old Steven Smith, is accused of abducting the baby from his mother’s home at the Peppertree Apartments, located off of the 4200 block of Graceland Avenue in the Whitehaven area of Tennessee. The baby’s mother reported him missing on September 18 at around 9:30 p.m.
Here's a larger picture of the child who is the subject of the AMBER Alert. He has black hair, brown eyes, is 19 inches long and weighs 7 lbs. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and diaper. pic.twitter.com/34EavDwLWe
— TBI (@TBInvestigation) September 19, 2018
According to police, Boyd fired gunshots at the baby’s mother before fleeing with the child.
So far, no contact has been made with Boyd, but authorities are currently attempting to communicate with him, according to Memphis police. He’s thought to be in an apartment in the same complex where he reportedly abducted the baby. As a safety precaution, police asked people in apartment homes close to the one the suspect may be in to leave until the situation is contained.
(1/2) At 9:30 p.m. officers responded to a Kidnapping/Abduction Call at 4255 Graceland. Once on the scene officers were advised by the mother that the suspect/father took their son without permission. An Amber Alert was issued.
— Memphis Police Dept (@MEM_PoliceDept) September 19, 2018
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[Feature Photo: Stevie Boyd; Steven Boyd/TBI]
