Missing 78-year-old Kansas City man has been found safe: police
Update: Louis Hicks, a 78-year-old Kansas City man who had been reported missing Monday night, has been found and is safe, a police spokeswoman said early Tuesday.
Kansas City police were asking the public for help on Monday night with finding a 78-year-old man reported missing from the Blue Vue Hills neighborhood.
Louis Hicks was last seen around 4:30 p.m. walking in the 14000 block of East 49th Street, police said. He has diagnosed medical conditions requiring care, and his family has grown concerned about his well-being, police said.
Hicks stands about 5-foot-6 and weighs approximately 160 pounds, according to police. He was wearing a floral-patterned blue shirt, a blue hat, blue jeans and dress shoes when he was last seen.
Police were asking for assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol to issue a statewide alert for Hicks. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts was asked to call KCPD’s Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5220 or 911.
This story was originally published October 24, 2022 at 10:46 PM.
