The Fayetteville Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a boy who, family members say, has not been seen for "several years."

Blake Deven would be 17 years old. It's not clear how long it's been since he was last seen.

"Due to the unusual circumstances of his reported disappearance, the Fayetteville Police Department's Homicide Unit, which also investigates missing and endangered persons, is leading the investigation," police said. 

Fayetteville Police and the FBI searched three locations Wednesday as part of the invesigation into Deven's dissapearance.

If anyone has any information regarding Deven's location, they are asked to call the Fayetteville Police Tip line at (910) 578-2697.