El Paso police are searching for 75-year-old Primitivo Chavez after he left a care facility in east El Paso on Saturday afternoon and did not return. A Silver Alert has been issued, and authorities are treating him as an endangered missing person because he needs medication and has no way to communicate with family or caregivers. Chavez was last seen leaving the facility in the 3100 block of Forney Lane at about 2:57 p.m., and officers say the search remains active.
According to CBS Austin, Chavez is described as being white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighing approximately 170 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. The station reports he was last seen wearing a gray shirt and jeans.
El Paso police, who issued the Silver Alert on Saturday, say Chavez walked away from the care facility around 2:57 p.m. and has not been heard from since, according to KVIA. Because he requires medication and does not have a way to contact anyone, officers say the case meets their criteria for a “missing endangered person,” and they are coordinating with state partners in the search. Anyone with information on Chavez’s whereabouts is asked to call El Paso Police at 915-832-4400 or dial 911 if he is spotted.
The Silver Alert network in Texas is coordinated by the Texas Department of Public Safety. It is designed to quickly broadcast details about missing older adults with diagnosed cognitive impairments whose disappearance poses a credible threat to their health or safety, per the Texas Department of Public Safety. For an alert to be activated, local law enforcement must enter the qualifying case into NCIC and submit an activation request to DPS; alerts generally run for 24 hours unless an extension is approved.
