Redmond mother desperate to find mentally ill son

A Redmond mom is determined to search out her mentally ailing son, who walked away from their dwelling almost two weeks in the past.

The 20-year-old man walked from Redmond all the way in which to Issaquah again on Jan. 24. He was final seen that day speaking to Issaquah law enforcement officials.

Now his mom is apprehensive one thing horrible has occurred to him.

His mom handed out flowers Saturday in downtown Seattle, hoping that somebody will help her discover her son.

“He’s been completely wonderful, wonderful son,” mentioned Belinda Ramsey.

However final Could, 20-year-old El-Elyon Ramsey, his first identify Hebrew for “Most Excessive God,” was recognized with paranoid schizophrenia.

“What that meant is that I actually wanted to be, as a mom, a very shut watchman on my son, for my son,” Ramsey mentioned. “He was simply, he had gotten signs of being simply afraid of the whole lot. And he simply eager to, you recognize, name the cops, name the cops. He thought that individuals had been after him.”

His mom says on Jan. 24, with out warning, he walked out of their Redmond residence, headed south on Calder Avenue Northeast, his youthful sister not far behind.  His mom referred to as 911.

El-Elyon was first intercepted by Redmond police, then hours later, three Issaquah law enforcement officials noticed him. However he had dedicated no crime, in order that they let him go.

His mom wished him to be dedicated.

“They mentioned that there was no cause for them to, you recognize, type of assist facilitate his psychological challenges or something or to attempt to get him some assist,” she recalled,  “as a result of when he talked to them, he was not a menace.”

She believes his race is an element, too.

“If there’s a Caucasian individual that’s lacking, immediately they get on the information with out hesitation,” she mentioned. “It’s not the case with El-Elyon.”

In a press release, Issaquah police instructed us they’re actively searching for her son, that his disappearance is an energetic, ongoing investigation.

Ramsey says she hopes somebody sees her son.  And a few individuals in downtown Seattle instructed us they’ve seen him.  She asks that they name 911.

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