Silver Alert canceled for Selma mother and son

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Selma police were searching Thursday for a 34-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son after they went missing from a train station on East Railroad Street. 

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert for Shirley Tina Young about midnight. Authorities said she is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment. 

Young is black, stands 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 165 pounds. She has shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes. Young was last seen wearing a striped T-shirt and blue jeans. 

Authorities said Young was last seen traveling with her 1-year-old son Andreous. He is about 2 feet tall and weighs 30 pounds. He has braided black hair and brown eyes. 

Selma police said Young and her son could be traveling to Chapel Hill or Durham. 

Anyone with information on their whereabouts should call the Selma Police Department at 919-934-9411.