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81-year-old man reported missing from West Lawn

By Sun-Times Wire
Freddie Walton | Chicago Police Department

Police are searching for an 81-year-old man reported missing Thursday from his senior living facility in the Southwest Side West Lawn neighborhood.

Freddie Walton has not returned to his home in the 6700 block of South Cicero Avenue since Thursday, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Walton is described as a 5-foot-7, 140-pound black man with grey hair, brown eyes and dark complexion, police said.

Police said his guardian is concerned for his well-being.

Anyone with information should call the Area Central Special Victims Unit at (312) 747-8380.

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