Crime & Safety

Nonverbal Man Missing In Wheeling, Endangered: Police

Joon Lee, 45, was last seen early Tuesday evening in the area of Wolf Road and Highland Avenue.

Joon Lee was wearing a green hat, gray sweater, blue jeans and blue tennis shoes when he went missing.
Joon Lee was wearing a green hat, gray sweater, blue jeans and blue tennis shoes when he went missing. (Wheeling Police Department)

WHEELING, IL — A nonverbal Wheeling man is missing and endangered, according to the Wheeling Police Department. Joon Lee, 45, was last seen at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the area of Wolf Road and Highland Avenue.

Police said Joon — who is 5-foot-3, 110 pounds — was wearing a green hat, gray sweater, blue jeans and blue tennis shoes when he was last seen.

The Wheeling Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding his whereabouts to call 847-459-2632.

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