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Suffolk police have been searching for Liam Stark, 14, since early Friday
As the search for 14-year-old Liam Stark reaches its fifth day, his mother is making an emotional plea for the public’s help in bringing her son home safely.
Christy Stark spoke with News 12 Long Island about her son’s disappearance, revealing heartbreaking details about the moments before Liam vanished last Friday morning.
School security cameras captured the Moriches boy walking toward William Floyd High School before turning around and leaving, with surveillance footage showing him wiping away tears before walking away, she said.
“According to the school’s cameras, he started walking to the school and then you can watch him contemplate if he’s going in or not,” Stark told News 12.
Stark said her son has been struggling with personal trauma and believes he may be trying to cope with it on his own.
“I think that in a very wounded way, this was his ‘I can make it,'” she said.
“I just want to give him the world,” she added. “I am sending love to him, and I hope he can feel it wherever he is and that it can help him come home.”
Timeline of disappearance
Liam was last seen at about 7:10 a.m. on Friday, , walking into Dunkin’ at 490 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach. His older brother had dropped him off at William Floyd High School that morning, but Liam never went inside.
Family members reported him missing to police about 2:30 p.m. that same day. Police said the boy was last spotted Friday night on Smith Road near Wertheim Road in Shirley.
Since then, neighbors have rallied around the Stark family, some dropping off groceries as the search continues.
School district statement
The William Floyd School District issued a statement confirming its cooperation with authorities: “The William Floyd School District has been working closely with the Suffolk County Police Department behind the scenes to assist them in their search for Liam Stark, a freshman who has been missing since Friday. The district is hopeful that Liam is safe and will make contact soon.”
Description of Liam
Liam is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing approximately 155 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, navy blue sweatpants, and black sneakers.
Suffolk County Police are asking anyone with information to call 911 or contact the Suffolk County Police Department’s Seventh Squad at 631.852.8752.
Top photos: Liam Stark, 14, is a student at William Floyd High School (William Floyd School District).
