Milwaukee police are asking for the public's help finding a critically missing 59-year-old man who vanished Sunday morning and hasn't been seen since. Jimmie Brooks was last seen around 8:30 a.m. near North 8th and West Nash streets, in the city's Arlington Heights neighborhood just east of Interstate 43, and he has been classified as critically missing.
Police requested public help locating Brooks after he was reported critically missing, according to FOX6 Milwaukee. The outlet reports he was last seen in the area of 8th and Nash, matching the same Sunday-morning sighting reported by other outlets. He is described as a Black man standing approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall, with black and gray hair and brown eyes, FOX6 reports.
Descriptions of Brooks's weight vary between news outlets. FOX6 reports he weighs 263 pounds, while the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports police describe him as 283 pounds. The two accounts otherwise match on his height, hair and eye color, and neither has publicly explained the discrepancy.
What “Critically Missing” Means
A “critically missing” label is applied by police to people who may be especially vulnerable due to a variety of factors. Milwaukee police have not released a description of what Brooks was wearing when he disappeared, leaving a gap in the information available to the public as the search continues.
As reported by WISN, Brooks was last seen in the area near Arlington Heights, a neighborhood just east of the interstate on Milwaukee's north side. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 5 at 414-935-7252, the same tip line listed by police in connection with the case.
