The Wisconsin Department of Justice and Milwaukee police are searching for a vulnerable, critically missing 69-year-old man.

Ike King Jr. was last seen traveling on foot Sunday, Oct. 6, around 10:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of North 41st Street, a largely residential area just west of West Fond du Lac Avenue. King has dementia. He is Black and has brown eyes and a black, curly afro. He has a missing front tooth and is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 175 pounds with a medium build.

King was last seen wearing a white flannel, a blue shirt, blue pants resembling Dickies style pants and black Nike flip-flops.

Silver Alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment. “Critical missing” is a label police apply to people who may be especially vulnerable due to a variety of factors.  

Anyone with information regarding King’s whereabouts should call the Milwaukee Police Department’s Seventh District at 414-935-7272.

MILWAUKEE – One person is dead and another is injured after different shootings in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 6.

20th and Cornell

A 16-year-old was shot around 1 p.m. and went to the hospital for treatment. The teen victim succumbed to their injury.

The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. Police are looking for anyone involved.

Birch and Sheridan

A 25-year-old was shot around 5:30 p.m. The victim went to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.

Police are still investigating and looking for anyone involved.

MPD tips

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.

Clear skies tonight with patchy frost away from the lake overnight. Temperatures dropping into the 30s inland, mid-40s near the lake overnight. Becoming partly sunny on Monday, breezy with highs in the mid-60s.