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Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday to locate a missing 24-year-old man with schizophrenia who was last seen in Compton.
Jose Diaz Jr. was last seen at about 7 p.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of East Hatchway Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Diaz is Hispanic, 5-feet-7 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds, with straight black hair, brown eyes and a goatee.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts was asked to contact the LASD Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
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