Charlotte police ask for help finding missing mother and her 2 children

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is asking for help finding a missing woman and her two children.

CMPD sent out an alert on Friday saying that 22-year-old Markayla Johnson and her two children are missing. Police said Johnson hasn’t contacted any known family members, and her family is concerned for her welfare.

Johnson’s two children, a 4-year-old and a 7-month-old, are also missing. Police shared a picture of the three of them.

Police said they were last seen near Orchard Trace Lane, which is in northeast Charlotte.

Residents at the Orchard Trace Condominiums this is the latest incident to hit the troubled area, and they’re on high alert.

One resident, Maria, told Channel 9′s Hannah Goetz she never saw the family, but violence in the area is getting worse.

She hears gunshots and sees a lot of drug activity, she told Goetz. Her food trailer, which she was working on with her son when she spoke with Goetz, has “Stop the violence” written on it’s side.

She says she hopes police are aware of the problems in the area and that Markayla’s family keeps faith.

There are missing person posters hung around the area for her and her children.

The department didn’t say when they were last seen, but a police report appears to have been filed on Sunday. Police don’t think the family is in danger, but if you see Johnson or the children, you’re asked to call 911.

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