Community gathers in West Philadelphia as search continues for missing 10-year-old Jalayshia Allford
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Community members gathered Wednesday night in West Philadelphia as concern continued to grow for 10-year-old Jalayshia Allford, who has been missing for more than a week.Neighbors, relatives and people who knew Jalayshia personally came together near North Simpson Street, where she was last seen. Federal and local investigators continue to follow leads in her disappearance.Among those who gathered were Jalayshia's aunt and uncle on her father's side."She's very sweet, very soft-spoken," Nyfisha Allford, her aunt, said. "Just all around a good little girl."Allford and her brother, Nafis Horne, said Jalayshia, who also goes by "Malayshia," was in foster care when she disappeared, but stressed that her biological family remains deeply concerned about her."We're still waiting for answers," Horne said. "We're out here basically feet on the ground looking for answers for my niece."Several neighbors who joined the gathering said the disappearance has weighed heavily on the community."She's on