Thirteen-year-old Christopher Gathers was publicly reported missing from North Charleston, South Carolina, after being last seen in late January 2026. National missing-child listings and syndicated public notices identified him as Christopher Gathers, age 13, missing from North Charleston, and directed anyone with information to contact the North Charleston Police Department.
One public notice associated with an Index-Journal missing-child listing gave the missing date as January 21, 2026, and listed the North Charleston Police Department contact number as 1-843-743-7200.
Local reporting added more detail to the beginning of the case, describing Christopher as a 13-year-old boy whom North Charleston police were trying to locate after he had reportedly been missing for more than a month. That account said police reported he was last seen on Vanderbrook Place on January 20, 2026, creating a small discrepancy with other public notices that listed January 21. Because the available online sources differ by one day, the clearest public timeline is that Christopher was last seen in North Charleston around January 20–21, 2026, with Vanderbrook Place identified in local reporting as the last known location.
Descriptions of Christopher in public sources are limited and not entirely consistent. The local report described him as 4 feet 6 inches tall and approximately 90 pounds, while broader missing-person summaries circulating online gave a different physical description, including a taller height and heavier weight. Because those details conflict, the most responsible way to tell Christopher’s story is to emphasize the facts that remain consistent across public reporting: he was 13 years old, male, missing from North Charleston, South Carolina, and police sought the public’s help in finding him. The uncertainty in some descriptive details does not diminish the seriousness of a young teenager being away from known safety, nor the urgency felt by those who wanted him located.
After Christopher was reported missing, the case entered the public record through missing-child alerts and local coverage, with the North Charleston Police Department named as the agency seeking information. The department’s publicly listed emergency and non-emergency resources show that the agency serves North Charleston and provides a non-emergency number of 843-743-7200, while its main police page also lists a police tip line at 843-607-2076. In Christopher’s case, local reporting directed people with knowledge of his whereabouts to contact Sgt. A. Washington at 843-740-2860 or 843-300-9377, while syndicated missing-child notices directed tips to the North Charleston Police Department at 1-843-743-7200.
The online record available for Christopher Gathers is brief, but it tells a serious and human story: a 13-year-old boy from North Charleston was last seen in the area of Vanderbrook Place in late January 2026, public notices circulated his name and age, and police asked the community for help locating him. The case information available online does not provide a detailed account of where he may have gone, what circumstances surrounded his disappearance, or whether any confirmed sightings followed. In overview, Christopher Gathers’ missing-person case centers on a young teenager last publicly placed in North Charleston around January 20–21, 2026, with law enforcement and public missing-child notices urging anyone who knew where he was or had information that could help to contact North Charleston police.Last Seen: Jan 21, 2026
