The search for 62-year-old David Ramirez, who has been missing for over three weeks, continues as his family in east Las Vegas shelved their Thanksgiving traditions, persisting in the effort to locate their loved one. Ramirez, last spotted in the area of Desert Inn and Hollywood, is the subject of a public appeal from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for any information relating to his whereabouts. According to a report by FOX5 Vegas, his family has searched shelters, hospitals, and even the local tunnel systems in hopes of finding him.
Ramirez's daughter, Julieta Jimenez, remains tirelessly devoted to the search, "Everywhere I go I carry these. If I am not putting them up, I am physically giving them to someone… I don't sleep because what if I fall asleep and I miss it and it is him? I can’t eat because what if he’s not eating?" she told FOX5 Vegas. Her father, now absent from multiple family celebrations and holidays, is deeply missed. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has provided a description of Ramirez; he is 5 feet 6 inches tall, roughly weighing 190 pounds, and sports distinctive tattoos including a "rose" and a "pyramid" on his shoulder, as per Hoodline.
As part of the ongoing search efforts, his family even continued Ramirez's holiday tradition of setting up Christmas lights, an act imbued with hope and the ache of his absence, "We did it for him… I cried all morning. That was his job... He is alive somewhere," Jimenez expressed, according to FOX5 Vegas. Besides his visual identifiers, it's noted that Ramirez might now sport a mustache and is missing a front tooth.
The circumstances leading to Ramirez’s disappearance have not been disclosed, but concerns are heightened due to his potential vulnerability and the urgent need for medical assistance. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department emphasizes collaboration with the community, "Please call 702-828-3111 if you have any information regarding his whereabouts," as stated in a social media post by the department, reported by Hoodline. For those wishing to contact his family directly can reach them at 702-969-5586.
