Missing person: 5'9" male in red KU hoodie
Description
I lost my younger brother, Omar Patel, in Lawrence yesterday around 3pm. He's about 5'9", slender, brown skin, short black hair, and was wearing a red KU hoodie with dark jeans and white sneakers. He has a small crescent tattoo on the inside of his left forearm and wears a silver compass pendant necklace. He was last seen near Free State Brewing Co. on Massachusetts Street, heading toward the KU campus at Jayhawk Boulevard. I'm really worried—these days he can wander off in crowds, and this is out of the ordinary for him. If anyone spots him, please email me at [email protected] with any information.
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