Zahir Salem was two years old when he and his family disappeared from Wilmington, North Carolina. The last confirmed sighting came on Monday morning, October 13, 2025, when Zahir, his mother, and his six-year-old brother Jonathan Jr. Salem left their home and were not seen again by relatives.

Investigators say the family left home around 9:00 AM and may have boarded a bus later that afternoon, about 4:00 PM, with an intended destination of an unspecified address in Kentucky where they planned to stay with a friend. Their clothing at the time of departure is not known. The Wilmington Police Department and the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons have the case open.

The central open question remains where in Kentucky they were headed and whether anyone there can account for their arrival. Anyone with information about the family’s movements on October 13, 2025, or who may have seen them boarding a bus that day is asked to come forward.