UPDATE: Vulnerable adult found safe in Richfield after being reported missing
William Jones, photo provided by Minneapolis Police Department
UPDATE: Police say a vulnerable Minneapolis man who had been reported missing Sunday has been found safe.
According to police, 65-year-old William Dean Jones was found Monday morning at a Richfield business.
Officials say a customer shopping at the business recognized Jones, and alerted employees and the Richfield Police Department.
Jones was then reunited with his family.
An earlier version of this report can be found below.
INITIAL REPORT: Minneapolis Police are asking for help locating an Alzheimer’s patient who went missing Sunday afternoon.
William Dean Jones, 65 years old, was last seen at 1:00 p.m. Sunday at the Open Streets event on Franklin Avenue.
William is described by authorities as a thin, six-foot-tall Native American man with grey hair pulled into a ponytail.
Police say that William went missing as the crowd took cover as rain began to fall.
William was last seen wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt that says “Make Voting A Tradition”.
Anyone with information on William Dean’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.