Community gathers in West Philadelphia as search continues for missing 10-year-old Malayshia Alford

Community members gathered Wednesday night in West Philadelphia as concern continued to grow for 10-year-old Malayshia Alford, who has been missing for more than a week.Neighbors, relatives and people who knew Malayshia 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 Malayshia's aunt and uncle on her father's side."She's very sweet, very soft-spoken," Nyfisha Alford, her aunt, said. "Just all around a good little girl."Alford and her brother, Nafis Horne, said 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 only 10," neighbor Theresa Smalley s